conspiracist

noun, adj — 2 senses

conspiracist

noun

Etymology From conspiracy + -ist.

1

A person who puts forward a conspiracy theory.

  • [Kevin] Phillips's method is pretty conventional for conspiracists – he takes a single issue or set of data points and constructs an all-explaining story line to show how hidden cabals are controlling America.2006 May 4, David Brooks, “The Paranoid Style”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
  • As this business model developed, InfoWars’ shows, hosted by an array of conspiracists alongside [Alex] Jones, such as British conspiracist Paul Joseph Watson, became increasingly punctuated by ad breaks and product placement, in a way that one journalist described as like “the QVC for racist uncles” (Lamoureux, 2017).2020, Marcus Gilroy-Ware, After the Fact?, Repeater, →ISBN:

conspiracist

adj

Etymology From conspiracy + -ist.

1

Related to conspiracy theories.

  • The conspiracist worldview that presumes a wholly designed universe is similar, and with a conspiracy theory, the holder of the belief in some ways imagines themselves as the detective or investigator, […]2020, Marcus Gilroy-Ware, After the Fact?, Repeater, →ISBN:

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