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Protester Moderate

Protester has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a person who dissents from some established policy

2

someone who participates in a public display of group feeling

3

One who protests, either alone or in a public display of group feeling.

See Also
public demonstrator feeling sit inner note group bill of exchange kettling
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
person reformer
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
conscientious objector nonconformist political dissident NIMBY counterdemonstrator picket

Origin

The word comes from the verb "protest" with the suffix "-er" added to indicate a person who performs that action. It originally referred to someone who formally declares their objection or disagreement.

Rhyming Words
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