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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: (used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm; "extremist political views"; "radical opinions on education"; "an ultra conservative" [syn: extremist, radical, ultra] n
1: a person who holds extreme views

Merriam Webster's

noun or adjective see extremism

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (also attrib.) a person who holds extreme or fanatical political or religious views and esp. resorts to or advocates extreme action. Derivatives: extremism n.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Extremist Ex*trem"ist, n. A supporter of extreme doctrines or practice; one who holds extreme opinions.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(extremists) 1. If you describe someone as an extremist, you disapprove of them because they try to bring about political change by using violent or extreme methods. The country needs a strong intelligence service to counter espionage and foreign extremists... A previously unknown extremist group has said it carried out Friday's bomb attack. ...a marked rise in extremist violence. N-COUNT [disapproval] 2. If you say that someone has extremist views, you disapprove of them because they believe in bringing about change by using violent or extreme methods. ADJ: usu ADJ n [disapproval]

Moby Thesaurus

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