antiestablishmentarian

[ an-tee-i-stab-lish-muhn-tair-ee-uhn, an-tahy- ]

noun

1. a person who supports or advocates antiestablishmentarianism.

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of antiestablishmentarianism.

Word History and Origins

Origin of antiestablishmentarian¹

anti- + establishmentarian

Example Sentences

Associate Professor of History Wisconsin State University Whitewater, Wis. Sir: Socrates�the bearded, sandaled, hippie-type, radical-liberal antiestablishmentarian�must be laughing up his invisible sleeve as he looks over the shoulder of Agnew at the latter's pretentious, choleric, sesquipedalian prose.

From Time Magazine Archive

Antiestablishmentarian Macdonald gleefully produces a mimeographed jeu d'esprit by American Heritageman Oliver Jensen.

From Time Magazine Archive