putschist

[ pooch-ist ]

noun

1. a participant in a putsch.

adjective

1. taking part in or concerned with a putsch.

Word History and Origins

Origin of putschist¹

1895–1900; < German Putsch putsch + -ist

Example Sentences

In the absence of firm evidence one way or another, his detractors call Saied’s move a coup and have branded his backers putschists and anti-democratic, accusing them of being on the payroll of France, the UAE and Egypt.

From Time

No one supports Bolotnaya, nothing to see here—this is not putschist Ukraine.

From The Daily Beast