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protester en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈpɹoʊtɛstəɹ/ (US)
• /pɹəˈtɛstəɹ/ (US)

Etymology

Etymology tree English protest Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English protester From protest + -er.

Meanings

1. One who protests, either alone or in a public display of group feeling.
   • The dispatches […] also exposed the blatant discrepancy between the west's professed values and actual foreign policies. Having lectured the Arab world about democracy for years, its collusion in suppressing freedom was undeniable as protesters were met by weaponry and tear gas made in the west, employed by a military trained by westerners. 2013 June 7, Gary Younge, “Hypocrisy lies at heart of Manning prosecution”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 18:
   • The protesters thronged Trafalgar Square and sang anti-war songs.
   • “Don’t help elect Trump, you egotistical billionaire a**hole,” the protester yelled. “Go back to getting ratioed on Twitter. Go back to Davos with the other billionaire elites who think they know how to run the world. That’s not what democracy is.” 2019 January 29, Veronica Stracqualursi, “Former Starbucks CEO heckled at book event for weighing independent run: ‘Don’t help elect Trump!’”, in CNN:
2. One who protests a bill of exchange, or note.
   • The protester must also draw up an affidavit containing the literal reproduction of the bill with its acceptance, endorsements, guarantee by endorsement ("aval"), and anything else contained in the note […] 1997, Charles Evan Stewart, Transnational Contracts, volume 1, page 96:

Forms

Deriveds

counterprotester · protestard · cyberprotester

Hyponyms

demonstrator · tax protester

Relateds

dissenter · dissident

Synonyms

formal · remonstrant

Translations (75)

be пратэсту́ючы (person who protests) · et meeleavaldaja (person who protests) · ga agóideoir (person who protests) · io protestanto (person who protests) · ru демонстра́нтка (person who protests) · it contestatore (person who protests) · es protestador (person who protests) · bg протести́ращ (person who protests) · eo protestanto (person who protests) · oc manifestant (person who protests) · ga clamhsánaí (person who protests) · mi kaimautohe (person who protests) · de Protestierer (person who protests) · ru демонстра́нт (person who protests) · fi mielenosoittaja (person who protests) · es protestante (person who protests) · fa معترض (person who protests) · it contestatrice (person who protests) · it protestatrice (person who protests) · hu tiltakozó (person who protests) · uk протесту́ючий (person who protests) · sk protestujúca (person who protests) · sw mwandamanaji (person who protests) · cmn 抗議者 /抗议者 (person who protests) · vi người biểu tình (person who protests) · pl protestująca (person who protests) · uk протестува́льник (person who protests) · ro manifestant (person who protests) · de Protestler (person who protests) · uk протестува́льниця (person who protests) · be пратэсту́ючая (person who protests) · ga gearánaí (person who protests) · hu protestáló (person who protests) · hy բողոքավոր (person who protests) · is mótmælandi (person who protests) · fr manifestant (person who protests) · mi kaiporotēhe (person who protests) · hi आंदोलनकारी (person who protests) · cs protestující (person who protests) · pt protestante (person who protests) · el διαδηλωτής (person who protests) · ko 데모꾼 (person who protests) · uk протесту́юча (person who protests) · hu tüntető (person who protests) · it protestatore (person who protests) · ko 시위자 (person who protests) · fi protestoija (person who protests) · be пратэсто́ўка (person who protests) · es manifestante (person who protests) · sv protestant (person who protests) · hy ցուցարար (person who protests) · he מוחה (person who protests) · ru протесту́ющая (person who protests) · de Protestierender (person who protests) · ca manifestant (person who protests) · pt manifestante (person who protests) · ca protestant (person who protests) · sv demonstrant (person who protests) · ko 시위대 (person who protests) · sk protestujúci (person who protests) · hi आंदोलनकर्ता (person who protests) · bg протести́раща (person who protests) · ja 抗議者 (person who protests) · fr manifestante (person who protests) · be пратэсто́вец (person who protests) · es protestor (person who protests) · ru протесту́ющий (person who protests) · es protestatario (person who protests) · hi प्रदर्शनकारी (person who protests) · se demonstránta (person who protests) · ro protestatar (person who protests) · de Protestant (person who protests) · ar مُتَظَاهِر (person who protests) · pl protestujący (person who protests) · se miellačájeheaddji (person who protests)