Definition of "zionist" []

• Specifically, an adherent of the plan of colonizing Hebrews in Palestine set forth by Theodor Herzl in 1896. See Zionism. (noun)
• Of or pertaining to Zionism or the Zionists.

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "The word zionist implies a belief in the existence of the state of Israel not necessarily connotating a wish for its expansion."
• "I often see the over-use of the word zionist in a way that could bleed into anti-semitism, or at the least, feed the antisemitic message machine."
• "See what happens when you use the word zionist or islamofascist by"