Lexiteer

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English

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Etymology

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From Lexit +‎ -eer, after Brexiteer.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Lexiteer (plural Lexiteers)

  1. (UK politics) A leftist supporter of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union; a left-wing Brexiteer.
    • 2017 March 28, Alan Johnson, “Why Brexit Is Best for Britain: The Left-Wing Case”, in New York Times:
      A counterweight to the anti-immigrant fear mongering of the former leader of the right-wing U.K. Independence Party, Nigel Farage, Lexiteers argued a left-wing, democratic and internationalist case for Brexit.
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