Coupist

//ˈkuːɪst// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who takes part in a coup d'état.

    "Our first stage was Cheragas; and, after passing the Trappist establishment at Staouëli, where the French fought their first battle, and Sidi-Ferruch, where they landed, we again changed horses at Douaouda. Here we deposited our fellow-coupist."

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"Our first stage was Cheragas; and, after passing the Trappist establishment at Staouëli, where the French fought their first battle, and Sidi-Ferruch, where they landed, we again changed horses at Douaouda. Here we deposited our fellow-coupist."

Etymology

From coup + -ist.

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