(しゅぎしゃ)

しゅぎしゃ
suffix
-ist; advocate of (an ideology)
1. -ist; advocate of; believer in
Suffix attaching to an -ism noun (主義(しゅぎ)) to label someone who holds or champions that ideology, principle, or way of life. The English equivalent is the "-ist" ending.
(かれ)平和(へいわ)主義者(しゅぎしゃ)だ。
He is a pacifist.
完璧(かんぺき)主義者(しゅぎしゃ)(つか)れやすい。
Perfectionists tire easily.
彼女(かのじょ)自由(じゆう)主義者(しゅぎしゃ)として、個人(こじん)権利(けんり)(まも)活動(かつどう)(つづ)けている。
As a liberal, she continues her activities to defend individual rights.

Compound of 主義(しゅぎ) (-ism, principle) + (しゃ) (person). Attaches productively to any -ism noun.

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 平和(へいわ)主義者(しゅぎしゃ): pacifist
  • 完璧(かんぺき)主義者(しゅぎしゃ): perfectionist
  • 自由(じゆう)主義者(しゅぎしゃ): liberal; libertarian
  • 社会(しゃかい)主義者(しゅぎしゃ): socialist
  • 個人(こじん)主義者(しゅぎしゃ): individualist
  • 菜食(さいしょく)主義者(しゅぎしゃ): vegetarian

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 主義(しゅぎ): the -ism itself, without the person
  • 論者(ろんしゃ): theorist; advocate — used for someone who argues a particular position