left-winger

See also: leftwinger

English

Etymology

From left-wing +‎ -er.

Noun

left-winger (plural left-wingers)

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

Synonyms

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

Antonyms

• right-winger

Related terms

• left wing
• left-wing

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
• Hindi: वामपंथी (vāmpanthī)
• 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