anarchist

Meanings

Noun

• One who believes in or advocates the absence of hierarchy and authority in most forms (compare anarchism), especially one who works toward the realization of such.
• One who disregards laws and social norms as a form of rebellion against authority.
• One who promotes chaos and lawlessness.
• One who resents outside control or influence on his or her life, in particular a government, and therefore desires the absence of political control.

Adjective

• Relating to anarchism or to anarchists, anarchistic.

Origin

• From French anarchiste, from Ancient Greek ἀναρχία from the roots ἀν- + ἀρχή.