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Trumpian

Trumpian

1 8.4
A person who supports Donald Trump or acts like him
  • noun
  • /ˈtrʌmpiən/
  • Literature
: 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
3 9.4

A person who supports Donald Trump in politics

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

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

refers to individual followers or people showing associated traits

How Supportive

fanatic
18 4.3
devotee
28 6.0
backer
70 3.0
Trumpian
  • Literature
1 8.4
supporter
810 1.0
sympathizer
34 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'.