# Banderite

> English word · Noun · IPA [ˈbændəɹaɪ̯t]

## Definitions
1. A member of, or one who subscribes to the ideas of, the political movement of Stepan Bandera.
2. A nationalist Ukrainian.

## Etymology
First attested in 1951. Borrowed from Ukrainian банде́рівець (bandérivecʹ) + -ite, from the surname of Stepan Bandera, a Ukrainian nationalist leader. Compare Russian банде́ровец (bandɛ́rovec).

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