socialist C1 Topic:People & Society US /ˈsoʊ.ʃə.lɪst/ UK /ˈsəʊʃəlɪst/ See IPA manual Freq #10077 Meanings 1 noun A person who supports socialism, a system in which the community or government controls how wealth and resources are shared. As a socialist, she believes healthcare should be free for everyone. 2 adj Relating to or supporting socialism. The party won the election on a socialist platform. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 adj · relating to or supporting... socialistic ↔ Opposites capitalistcapitalistic Word family Forms socialists Derived forms anti-socialistantisocialisteco-socialistecosocialistneo-socialistneosocialistpalaeo-socialistpalaeosocialistpaleo-socialistpaleosocialistpost-socialistpostsocialist Common collocations socialist realism Adjective + noun Etymology From social + -ist. Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # socialist **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun, adj **IPA (US):** /ˈsoʊ.ʃə.lɪst/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈsəʊʃəlɪst/ **Frequency rank:** 10077 ## Meanings 1. A person who supports socialism, a system in which the community or government controls how wealth and resources are shared. 2. Relating to or supporting socialism. ## Examples - As a socialist, she believes healthcare should be free for everyone. - The party won the election on a socialist platform. ## Antonyms - capitalist - capitalistic ## Derived Forms - anti-socialist - antisocialist - eco-socialist - ecosocialist - neo-socialist - neosocialist - palaeo-socialist - palaeosocialist - paleo-socialist - paleosocialist - post-socialist - postsocialist ## Etymology From social + -ist. ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown