sixty-eighter

noun

A participant in any of the mass social movements of 1968.

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Meanings

nounsixty-eighter (plural sixty-eighters)

plural sixty-eighters

  1. A participant in any of the mass social movements of 1968.

    It is not for naught that employees of the radiobroadcaster are saying among themselves that the current status at Czech Radio is the result of the hard struggle between the "sixty-eighters" and those who are "younger," […]

    1993, Daily Report: East Europe. Supplement, numbers 26-36, page 11

Origin

From sixty-eight + -er.

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Translations

French soixante-huitard
  • soixante-huitardparticipant in social movements
Italian sessantottino
  • sessantottinoparticipant in social movements
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APA

sixty-eighter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sixty-eighter

MLA

“sixty-eighter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sixty-eighter. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sixty-eighter,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sixty-eighter.

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