Origin: Greek suffix -ist
Leftist has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:
a person who belongs to the political left
"After reading her latest op-ed, many voters began viewing her as a committed leftist rather than just a moderate liberal."
A person who holds views associated with the political left.
"The local community center hosted a debate between a staunch leftist and a conservative candidate to discuss zoning laws."
believing in or supporting tenets of the political left
"After reading his recent essay on wealth redistribution, many colleagues finally understood why he was such a committed leftist."
Of or pertaining to the political left.
"The leftist candidate won the election by promising to expand social welfare programs and raise taxes on the wealthy."