counterdemonstrator en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrāder. Old French contre- Anglo-Norman countre-bor. Middle English counter- English counter- English demonstrator English counterdemonstrator From counter- + demonstrator.
Meanings
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Someone who demonstrates in opposition to another demonstration that is happening nearby at the same time
I don't condone the crude and racist slogans that spontaneous counterdemonstrators yelled at the pro-Palestinian protestors.
1988 June 3, Elliot Zashin, “Demonstration: An Incomplete Picture”, in Chicago Reader:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| counterdemonstrators | Number=Plur | lexicographic |