Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Propagandist /präpˌ-əg-ăn'-dəst/ · Prop·a·gan·dist · IPA /pɹɒpəˈɡandɪst/ 01 n. A person who devotes himself to the spread of any system of principles. 1. A person who devotes himself to the spread of any system of principles.