libertarian

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /ˌlɪbɚˈtɛriən/ UK /ˌlɪbəˈtɛəriən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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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 liberty liberal libertine liberate

Etymology

From liberty (Latin lībertās 'freedom', from līber 'free') modeled on words like unitarian, with the suffix -arian.

lībertās Latin līber Latin

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People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives

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# 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

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