What does "spartacist" mean?

A supporter of Spartacus, who led a slave rebellion against the ancient Roman Empire.

Spartacist

noun

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Noun

1
A supporter of Spartacus, who led a slave rebellion against the ancient Roman Empire. historical
2
A member of the Spartacus League, a left-wing Marxist revolutionary movement in Germany during and just after World War I. historical
3
A member of the modern Spartacist League, or International Communist League, a Trotskyist international organisation.

Etymology 1

From Spartacus + -ist.

Etymology 2

From German Spartakist, from Spartakus (pen name of the Spartacus League’s co-founder Karl Liebknecht) + -ist; equivalent to Spartacus + -ist.