A person who engages in adventurism; someone who takes reckless or aggressive action, particularly in politics or military matters, without adequate planning or consideration.
From 'adventure' + '-ist' (Latin suffix creating practitioners or believers in something). The '-ist' suffix indicates someone who practices or believes in a particular ideology or approach.
The '-ist' suffix is powerful in politics—'activist,' 'extremist,' 'pacifist'—because it turns ideologies into people. The word 'adventurist' in Cold War discourse was a way to dismiss opponents' actions as coming from excessive idealism rather than practical wisdom.
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