Krugerite, adjective and & noun

/ˈkruːɡəraɪt/
Origin:
EnglishShow more Kruger (see Kruger) + English noun- and adjective-forming suffix -ite.
obs. except in historical contexts
A. adjective Adhering to the ideology or policies of President Paul Kruger (of the former Transvaal Republic).
1896 Westminster Gaz. (U.K.) 3 Dec. 5Those who have effusively championed Mr. Chamberlain for what they imagined was his agreement with their Krugerite sympathies.
1897 Daily News (U.K.) 24 Mar. 7The conflict between the two ideals — the Rhodesian or British, and the Krugerite or non-British.
1899 J.P. Fitzpatrick Tvl from Within 146The visitors were men who although officially associated with the Government were not at all in sympathy with the policy of the Krugerite party, and they were..desirous of liberal reform.
1900 Pall Mall Gaz. (U.K.) 11 June 2In the spring of last year he denounced the corruption of the Krugerite gang.
B. noun A follower of President Paul Kruger or his policies.
1897 Daily News (U.K.) 25 Jan. 5Krugerites we know, and Rhodesites, but the Schreinerites (politically) all seem to live in London.
1903 E.F. Knight S. Afr. after War 258The fact is that the Krugerites are not accepted as prophets in their own country.
1900 Pall Mall Gaz. (U.K.) 29 Mar. 8There are those who suggest that, perhaps, if the scrutineers had not been Krugerites, Joubert would have been found at the head.
1902 R. Kipling Traffics & Discov. (1904) 33Van Zyl wasn’t any Krugerite.
1972 Sunday Times 11 June (Mag. Sect.) 9My father was not a Krugerite, he was a follower of Joubert, who would be called a Progressive today, I suppose.
Adhering to the ideology or policies of President Paul Kruger (of the former Transvaal Republic).
A follower of President Paul Kruger or his policies.
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