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Bristlers.

A group of German refugees with Marxist leanings in 1849 who scattered to Switzerland, France and England.

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Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A group of German refugees with Marxist leanings in 1849 who scattered to Switzerland, France and England.

    derogatory · historical · plural · plural-only · slang
Where this word comes from

A calque of German Bürstenheimer, coined by Abt (secretary to the Bishop of Freiburg) and applied to the Workers' Educational Association in Geneva.

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