bolshevik

1. 1.

   of or relating to Bolshevism

   “Bolshevik Revolution”

   SynonymsBolshevistBolshevistic

Other forms of bolshevik

plural

bolsheviki

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about bolshevik

What does bolshevik mean?

bolshevik means "emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in bolshevik?

bolshevik has 3 syllables: bol-she-vik. The stress falls on "bol". In IPA it is /ˈboʊlʃəˌvɪk/.

What is another word for bolshevik?

Close synonyms include Marxist, red, bolshie, bolshy, Bolshevist. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is bolshevik a common word?

bolshevik is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.