Conspiracist

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who puts forward a conspiracy theory.

    "[Kevin] Phillips's method is pretty conventional for conspiracists – he takes a single issue or set of data points and constructs an all-explaining story line to show how hidden cabals are controlling America."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Related to conspiracy theories.

    "The conspiracist worldview that presumes a wholly designed universe is similar, and with a conspiracy theory, the holder of the belief in some ways imagines themselves as the detective or investigator, […]"

Example

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"[Kevin] Phillips's method is pretty conventional for conspiracists – he takes a single issue or set of data points and constructs an all-explaining story line to show how hidden cabals are controlling America."

Etymology

From conspiracy + -ist.

Related phrases

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