feminist
/ˈfɛmənɪst
/noun
A person who supports feminism.What are we as British feminists doing to support the right of all women to freedom from violence?...
- If it is the latter, the French feminists who support the ban have a point.
- There's a bit of a debate going on in feminist blogging circles about feminists, women and the left.
adjective
Relating to or supporting feminism: feminist literature...
- In it, she examined the kinds of arguments heard to support and attack feminist positions.
- This collection of essays brings together a number of major feminist critics of early modern literature.
- I am still learning about this, so I am not an authority on feminist intellectualism.
Origin
Late 19th century: from French féministe, from Latin femina 'woman'.