# anarchist

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈæn.ə.kɪst/ · frequency rank #18,009

## Definitions
1. One who believes in or advocates the absence of hierarchy and authority in most forms (compare anarchism), especially one who works toward the realization of such.
2. One who disregards laws and social norms as a form of rebellion against authority.
3. One who promotes chaos and lawlessness.
4. One who resents outside control or influence on their life, in particular a government, and therefore desires the absence of political control.

## Etymology
From French anarchiste, from Ancient Greek ἀναρχία (anarkhía) from the roots ἀν- (an-, “without”) + ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “rule”), equivalent to anarchy + -ist.

## Easily confused with
- **anarchic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anarchic-vs-anarchist)
- **anarchism** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anarchism-vs-anarchist)

## Common misspellings (14)
`aanrchist`, `anacrhist`, `anarcchist`, `anarchhist`, `anarchisst`, `anarchistt`, `anarchits`, `anarchsit`, `anarcihst`, `anarhcist`, `anarrchist`, `annarchist`, `anrachist`, `naarchist`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/anarchist