absurdist
/əbˈsɜːd.əst/
UK: /əbˈsɜːd.əst/
ƏBSꞫːD · əst (2 syllables)
English
Noun
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Definition
An advocate of absurdism, in particular a writer of absurd topics.
Etymology
From absurd + -ist.
Example Sentences
- "The basic assumptions of our way of life as we traditionally justified it are being questioned by that revolt of the young absurdists."
- "But Mr. Albert was a leader of the Yippies, inasmuch as there were leaders, from before the formal hatching of the self-styled gang of political absurdists in January 1968 until they faded away after Vietnam."
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