protesternoun [ C ]
also protestor uk/prəˈtes.tər/us/prəˈtes.tɚ/someone who shows that they disagree with something by standing somewhere, shouting, carrying signs, etc.
Examples
- A peace protester was conditionally discharged for twelve months .
- The protesters were conducted from the courtroom by two police officers.
- The protesters refused to be cowed into submission by the army.
- The protesters blocking the entrance to the offices remained defiant this morning.
- The meeting was disrupted by a group of protesters who shouted and threw fruit at the speaker.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Activism & pressure groups
- activism
- activist
- agitation
- agitator
- agitprop
- CND
- gay activist
- gherao
- groundswell
- guerrilla
- hunger strike
- lobby
- protest
- radical
- rasta roko
- rebel
- rebellion
- reformer
- revolutionary
- stir
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