libertarian C2+ Topic:People & Society US /ˌlɪbɚˈtɛriən/ UK /ˌlɪbəˈtɛəriən/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a person who upholds maximum individual liberty and minimal state intervention As a libertarian, she opposed most government regulation. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person who upholds... individualistfree-marketeerminarchist ↔ Opposites authoritarianstatistcollectivist Word family Derived forms libertarianism Related forms libertyliberallibertineliberate Etymology AI details From liberty (Latin lībertās 'freedom', from līber 'free') modeled on words like unitarian, with the suffix -arian. lībertās Latin līber Latin View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # libertarian **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌlɪbɚˈtɛriən/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌlɪbəˈtɛəriən/ ## Meanings 1. a person who upholds maximum individual liberty and minimal state intervention ## Examples - As a libertarian, she opposed most government regulation. ## Synonyms - individualist - free-marketeer - minarchist ## Antonyms - authoritarian - statist - collectivist ## Derived Forms - libertarianism ## Related Forms - liberty - liberal - libertine - liberate ## Roots and Affixes - Root: lībertās - Root: līber ## Etymology From liberty (Latin lībertās 'freedom', from līber 'free') modeled on words like unitarian, with the suffix -arian. ## AI Etymology Libertarian comes from liberty (Latin lībertās 'freedom', from līber 'free') modeled on words like unitarian, with the suffix -arian. The etymological trail includes Latin lībertās, Latin līber. The same word family includes libertarianism, liberty, liberal, libertine, liberate. Its current noun use means "a person who upholds maximum individual liberty and minimal state intervention". ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown