Spartacist

noun

Spar·​ta·​cist ˈspär-tə-sist 

: a member of a revolutionary political group organized in Germany in 1918 and advocating extreme socialistic doctrines

Word History

Etymology

German Spartakist, from Spartakusbund, literally, league of Spartakus, a revolutionary organization, from Spartakus, pen name of Karl Liebknecht, its cofounder

First Known Use

1919, in the meaning defined above