adventurist
51player — n 1. funmaker, frolicker, sport; reveler, carouser, wassailer, merrymaker, Sl. cutup; hedonist, pleasure seeker, pleasure lover. 2. athlete, sportsman, sporter, Inf. jock; ballplayer, baseballer, footballer, basketballer; competitor, contestant,… …
52adventurism — [ad ven′chər iz΄əm, ədven′chər iz΄əm] n. actions or tactics, esp. in politics or international relations, that are regarded as recklessly daring and involving the risk of serious consequences adventurist n., adj. adventuristic adj …
53adventurism — n. a tendency to take risks, esp. in foreign policy. Derivatives: adventurist n …
54adventuristic — adjective of or pertaining to adventurism • Pertains to noun: ↑adventurism • Derivationally related forms: ↑adventure * * * adjective see adventurist * * * adventurisˈtic adjective • • • …
55ad|ven|tur|er — «ad VEHN chuhr uhr», noun. 1. a person who has or seeks adventures. SYNONYM(S): daredevil, venturer, adventurist. 2. a soldier ready to serve in any army that will hire him. SYNONYM(S): soldier of fortune. 3. a person who lives by his wits in… …
56GELFOND, ALEXANDER LAZAREVICH — (pseud. Parvus; 1869–1924), activist in the Russian and German revolutionary movements. Gelfond was born in Berezino, Belorussia. He graduated from the Basel university in 1891 and lived in Germany, where he joined the left wing of the Social… …
