Meaning of Wagnerite | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A combined phosphate and fluoride of iron and magnesium.
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2. An admirer of the German composer Richard Wagner or his work.
3. A mercenary from the Wagner Group PMC.

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Examples

“The magic and charm of Bayreuth will never vanish. It is an experience⟳ every music lover in general and every Wagnerite in particular owes to himself at least once in a lifetime.”

“As always, this year's 30 performances were sold out well before curtain time, with nearly 60,000 Wagnerites paying hundreds of euros for the best tickets.”

“Herrmann, like⟳ many Wagnerites, started listening to opera as a youngster: "My father played the old 78 rpm recordings for me, and had me read⟳ the Edda [Old Norse sagas, one of Wagner's major sources for his 'Ring⟳']."”

“Until international law settles the status of PMCs, the Kremlin will continue⟳ to use⟳ them in the international arena. According to Reuters, about 400 ‘Wagnerites’ have⟳ been recently sent to Venezuela to protect⟳ president Nicolas Maduro.”

“Wagnerites: "We need⟳ more drones, ideally armed. And MRAPs, and more thermal sights, and better comms, and new helicopters to replace⟳ those lost..." Prigozhin: "Best I can do is another movie"”

““The enemy again made a desperate attempt⟳ to storm the city of Soledar from different directions and threw the most professional units of the Wagnerites into battle,” Ukraine’s military said on Monday, echoing comments made by Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, on Sunday.”

“"We will not leave⟳ Bakhmut," vowed Prigozhin in his audio message. "We'll simply die⟳ in double⟳ the numbers until all [the Wagnerites] are finished. And when the Wagnerites are completely finished, most likely Shoigu and Gerasimov will have⟳ to pick⟳ up machine guns."”

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