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oltranzista

extremist

noun ohl-trahn-TSEE-stah Rare

Also means

hardliner

Usage Note

Oltranzista describes someone who pushes a position to the extreme, typically in politics. The word is gender-variable: un oltranzista (m) or un'oltranzista (f), with plural oltranzisti (m) / oltranziste (f). It carries a distinctly negative connotation — not just passionate, but dangerously uncompromising.

Examples

"I deputati oltranzisti hanno bloccato la riforma."

Natural Translation

The hardliner MPs blocked the reform.

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