Bolshevik

noun

Bol·​she·​vik ˈbōl-shə-ˌvik 

ˈbȯl-,

ˈbäl-,

-ˌvēk 

plural Bolsheviks also Bolsheviki ˌbōl-shə-ˈvi-kē 

ˌbȯl-,

ˌbäl-,

-ˈvē-kē

1

: a member of the extremist wing of the Russian Social Democratic party that seized power in Russia by the Revolution of November 1917

2

: communist sense 3

Bolshevik adjective

Examples of Bolshevik in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Ruth also gave up writing, but became more of a bohemian—and more of a Bolshevik. —Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025

Hundreds of thousands of Russians have left the country since 2022, the largest exodus since the Bolshevik Revolution, further straining the country’s labor force. —Frank Holmes, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025

National Bolshevik demonstrators had once occupied the tower as Dugin cheered them on in the pages of Limonka. —James Verini, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2025

But in light of recent political developments in the United States, this period piece about a Russian nobleman who survived the Bolshevik Revolution and weathered the Stalin regime in the comfort of Moscow’s finest internation hotel merits a closer look. —Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Russian bol'shevik, from bol'shiĭ greater

First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing Bolshevik

• anti-Bolshevik

Rhymes for Bolshevik

• actinic
• agnatic
• bailiwick
• candlestick
• chloritic
• deontic
• firebrick
• herpetic
• judaic
• lunatic
• orthotic
• politic

Kids Definition

Bolshevik

noun

Bol·​she·​vik ˈbōl-shə-ˌvik  ˈbȯl- 

ˈbäl-,

-ˌvēk

plural Bolsheviks or Bolsheviki ˌbōl-shə-ˈvik-ē 

ˌbȯl-,

ˌbäl-,

-ˈvē-kē

1

: a member of the communist party that seized power in Russia by the Revolution of November 1917

2

: communist sense 2

Bolshevik adjective