propagandist Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a person who disseminates messages calculated to assist some cause or some government
  2. adjective of or relating to or characterized by propaganda
    propagandistic.

WordNet


Prop`a*gan"dist noun
Etymology
Cf. F. propagandiste.
Definitions
  1. A person who devotes himself to the spread of any system of principles. "Political propagandists." Walsh. propagandize. To spread one's beliefs. Often used in a negative sense, meaning to deliberately make misleading or false statements so as to convert others to one's beliefs, or to convince others to vote for a particular political candidate.

Webster 1913