noun
a person who belongs to the political left
• Syn: ↑collectivist, ↑left-winger
• Derivationally related forms: ↑leftism, ↑collectivist (for: ↑collectivist), ↑collectivism (for: ↑collectivist), ↑left wing (for: ↑collectivist)
• Hypernyms: ↑socialist
adjective
believing in or supporting tenets of the political left
• Syn: ↑left-of-center, ↑left-wing
• Similar to: ↑left
Useful english dictionary. 2012.