right-winger

noun

A person who belongs to the political right.

Meanings

nounright-winger (plural right-wingers)

plural right-wingers

  1. governmentA person who belongs to the political right.

    Analyses that used to exist only in arcane feminist journals are now common among right wingers and are being institutionalized as law and public policy.

    1984 December 22, Gayle Rubin, “Censored: Anti-Porn Laws And Women's Liberation”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 23, page 8
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    The ruling led to calls from the right of the Conservative Party to leave the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), a prospect that has loomed over the government for months and has caused deep rifts between centrists and right-wingers in Britain’s ruling party.

    2023 November 15, Rob Picheta, “UK plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda blocked by Supreme Court”, in CNN

    Synonyms: rightist, rightie, righty, rightoid, reich winger · Antonyms: left-winger, leftist, leftie, lefty, leftoid, LWNJ

  2. A member of the right wing of a party or group.

    Synonyms: rightist, rightie, righty, rightoid, reich winger · Antonyms: left-winger, leftist, leftie, lefty, leftoid, LWNJ

  3. hobbiesA winger who plays on the right.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA person who belongs to the political right.

nounA member of the right wing of a party or group.

More synonyms by meaning

nouna member of a right wing political party

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 右翼分子
  • 右翼分子 (yòuyì fènzi)person who belongs to the political right
Finnish oikeistolainen, oikean laidan pelaaja
  • oikeistolainenperson who belongs to the political right
  • oikean laidan pelaajasports: winger on the right
French personne de droite, ailier droit
  • personne de droiteperson who belongs to the political right
  • ailier droitsports: winger on the right
  • ailière droitesports: winger on the right
German Rechter, Rechte
  • Rechterperson who belongs to the political right
  • Rechteperson who belongs to the political right
  • Rechtsaußenperson who belongs to the political right
  • Person vom rechten Flügelperson who belongs to the political right
  • Rechtsaußensports: winger on the right
Hindi दक्षिणपंथी
  • दक्षिणपंथी (dakṣiṇpanthī)person who belongs to the political right
Hungarian jobboldali
  • jobboldaliperson who belongs to the political right
Malay sayap kanan
  • sayap kanansports: winger on the right
Portuguese direitista, ponta-direito
  • direitistaperson who belongs to the political right
  • ponta-direitosports: winger on the right
Russian пра́вый, пра́вая
  • пра́вый (právyj)person who belongs to the political right
  • пра́вая (právaja)person who belongs to the political right
Spanish derechista, momio
  • derechistaperson who belongs to the political right
  • momioperson who belongs to the political right
  • momiaperson who belongs to the political right
  • (ser) de derechaperson who belongs to the political right
  • (ser) de derechasperson who belongs to the political right
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APA

right-winger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/right-winger

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“right-winger.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/right-winger. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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