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Trumpian

Trumpian

2 8.4
A person who supports Donald Trump or acts like him
  • noun
  • /ˈtrʌmpiən/
  • Literature
translation icon : trumpiano
  • very Trumpian
  • Trumpian statements
  • Trumpian cliffhanger

Examples

  • Now the problem is, is Rand Paul's been asking questions for a long time, except for they go, oh, well, he's just being combative because he's a Trumpian or something.

  • Now the problem is, is Rand Paul's been asking questions for a long time, except for they go, oh, well, he's just being combative because he's a Trumpian or something.

  • An American reader might take various passages in Byung-Chul Han's In the Swarm: Digital Prospects (now out in translation from MIT Press) to be comments on the Trumpian polis.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Their faculties, I would hazard, could hold their own in tongue-lashing Trumpian nationalism with its racist undertones, while also pinpointing the liberal blind spots that led so many people to underestimate Trump's appeal.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Many politicians adopt a Trumpian style to appeal to his supporters.

  • The rally was filled with Trumpian supporters cheering enthusiastically.

  • Her Trumpian comments during the debate reflected her strong alignment with his policies.

Synonyms

trumper
vsTrumpian
  • Slang
1 9.4

A person who supports Donald Trump in politics

is broader and also describes followers who show characteristic traits
MAGA
vsTrumpian
  • Literature
1 9.2

A person who supports Donald Trump's political movement in the United States

refers to individual followers or people showing associated traits
proud Trumpster
vsTrumpian
  • Slang
8.2

A person who strongly supports Donald Trump and shows it in public

is less about public intensity and more about general affiliation or traits

How Supportive

fanatic
8 4.3
devotee
25 6.0
backer
73 3.0
Trumpian
  • Literature
2 8.4
supporter
817 1.0
sympathizer
37 4.8

Surface Forms

Trumpian singular
Trumpians plural

Morphology

Trumpian = Trump (transparent) = Trump + ian

The word is transparently formed from the proper name 'Trump' plus the suffix '-ian', meaning a person associated with or supportive of Trump.

Etymology

Trumpian as a noun comes from the name Trump plus the ending -ian, like in Canadian, and means 'a person who supports or behaves like Donald Trump'.