adj. Acting or tending to confound, obfuscate, or obscure.
adj. Typical of or pertaining to obscurants; obscurantic; obscurantistic.
n. One who acts to confound or obfuscate; an obscurantist.
n. A person who seeks to prevent or hinder enquiry and the advancement of knowledge or wisdom; an agent of endarkenment.
n. An opposer of lucidity and transparency in the political and intellectual spheres.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. One who obscures; one who prevents enlightenment or hinders the progress of knowledge and wisdom.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. One who or that which obscures; specifically, one who labors to prevent inquiry, enlightenment, or reform; an obscurantist.
Obscuring or darkening; of the nature of, or characteristic of, an obscurant.
Word Usage
"Israel appeared to be using white phosphorus as an "obscurant" (a chemical used to hide military operations), a permissible use in principle under international humanitarian law (the laws of war)."