revolutionary vs counter-revolutionist

counter-revolutionist vs revolutionary

revolutionary and counter-revolutionist both are nouns.

revolutionary is an adjective but counter-revolutionist is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
revolutionary	Yes	Yes	No	No
counter-revolutionist	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, counter-revolutionist is a hyponym of revolutionary; that is, counter-revolutionist is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than revolutionary:

revolutionary: a radical supporter of political or social revolution
counter-revolutionist: a revolutionary whose aim is to reverse the changes introduced by an earlier revolution

Other hyponyms of revolutionary include counterrevolutionary, counterrevolutionist, dynamiter, dynamitist, Girondin, Girondist, freedom fighter, insurgent, insurrectionist, rebel.

revolutionary (noun)	counter-revolutionist (noun)
a radical supporter of political or social revolution	a revolutionary whose aim is to reverse the changes introduced by an earlier revolution

revolutionary (adjective)	counter-revolutionist (adjective)
advocating or engaged in revolution
relating to or having the nature of a revolution
of or relating to or characteristic or causing an axial or orbital turn
markedly new or introducing radical change

Difference between revolutionary and counter-revolutionist

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