Spartacist

/ ˈspɑːtəsɪst /

noun

1. a member of a group of German radical socialists formed in 1916 and in 1919 becoming the German Communist Party, led by Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg

Word History and Origins

Origin of Spartacist¹

C20: from the pen name Spartacus adopted by Karl Liebknecht

Example Sentences

Andy Serkis again provides the human performance template for Caesar, the genetically enhanced chimp raised by humans who leads a Spartacist revolt.

From The Guardian

The group eventually merged with a gay-friendly Trotskyite organization in New York called the Spartacist League, which offered Weinstein a leadership position, requiring him to move back to the East Coast.

From New York Times

Nonsense, responded Mr Cameron, in the brisk tones of a headmaster dealing with a sixth-form Spartacist uprising.

From Economist

The Spartacist Uprising in Berlin, and the Bavarian Soviet Republic had both been suppressed by the summer, but fears of further unrest were still high.

From Time

So, a very good and richly satisfying Cannes, far better than I was expecting, and a festival that disclosed some gems in its Un Certain Regard sidebar: chiefly Kornél Mundruczó's bizarre White God, about a spartacist uprising of dogs and Barcelona-born auteur Jaime Rosales's excellent Beautiful Youth.

From The Guardian