noun

fundamentalist

fundamentalist

He is a religious fundamentalist.

He is a religious fundamentalist.

The group is composed of political fundamentalists.

The group is composed of political fundamentalists.

((a/an)) fundamentalist a person who is a fundamentalist He is considered a political fundamentalist.

Synonyms: puritan, traditionalist, dogmatist; Antonyms: liberal, modernist

From 'fundamental' + '-ist' (a person who practices or believes in something). A person who believes in fundamentalism.

The '-ist' suffix means 'a person'. A fundamentalist is a person who follows fundamentalism. Simple as that.

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