left-winger

See also: leftwinger

English

Etymology

left-wing +‎ -er

Noun

left-winger (plural left-wingers)

(politics) A person who espouses left-wing political views.
A member of the left wing of a party or group.
(sports) A person who plays the position of left wing.

Synonyms

leftist
leftie, lefty (UK, colloquial)
leftoid (derogatory)

Antonyms

right-winger

Related terms

Translations

person who belongs to the political left

Finnish: vasemmistolainen (fi)
French: personne de gauche f, gauchiste (fr) (often pejorative)
Galician: esquerdista (gl) m or f
Georgian: მემარცხენე (memarcxene)
German: Linker (de) m, Linke (de) f, linksstehende Person f, Person vom linken Flügel f, Linksaußen (de) m
Hungarian: baloldali (hu)
Portuguese: esquerdista (pt)
Russian: ле́вый (ru) m (lévyj), ле́вая (ru) f (lévaja)
Spanish: izquierdista (es) m or f, rojo (es) m, zurdo (es) m

member of the left wing of a party or group

sports winger on the left

Finnish: vasemman laidan pelaaja
French: ailier gauche m, ailière gauche f
German: Linksaußen (de) m

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