Atlanticist

American  

[at-lan-tuh-sist] / ætˈlæn tə sɪst /

noun

1. a supporter of close military, political, and economic cooperation between Western Europe and the U.S.

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Other Word Forms

• Atlanticism noun

Etymology

Origin of Atlanticist

First recorded in 1965–70; Atlantic + -ist

Example Sentences

Days later, the conservative and lifelong Atlanticist wistfully called on Germans to put aside nostalgia for an America they had known and loved for decades.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

This tone from the close US ally - and from Friedrich Merz who is known to be a passionate Atlanticist - would have been unimaginable even a couple of months ago.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2025

“All that happened with a die-hard Atlanticist and die-hard alliance supporter in the White House,” said Charles Kupchan, a Georgetown University professor who previously served as Europe director on President Barack Obama’s National Security Council.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 4, 2024

And he’s talking about the foreign policy elites who provided, so to speak, the Atlanticist choir.

From The Guardian • Sep. 28, 2018

Chancellor Helmut Kohl was a staunch Atlanticist who resisted a ferocious Soviet campaign to block the installation of intermediate-range Pershing missiles in 1983.

From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2017