protester

pro·test  (pr-tst, pr-, prtst)

v. pro·test·ed, pro·test·ing, pro·tests

v.tr.

1. To object to, especially in a formal statement. See Synonyms at object.

2. To promise or affirm with earnest solemnity: "He continually protested his profound respect" Frank Norris.

3. Law To declare (a bill) dishonored or refused.

4. Archaic To proclaim or make known: "unrough youths that even now/Protest their first of manhood" Shakespeare.

v.intr.

1. To express strong objection.

2. To make an earnest avowal or affirmation.

n. (prtst)

1. A formal declaration of disapproval or objection issued by a concerned person, group, or organization.

2. An individual or collective gesture or display of disapproval.

3. Law

a. A formal statement drawn up by a notary for a creditor declaring that the debtor has refused to accept or honor a bill.

b. A formal declaration made by a taxpayer stating that the tax demanded is illegal or excessive and reserving the right to contest it.

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[Middle English protesten, from Old French protester, from Latin prtestr : pr-, forth; see pro-¹ + testr, to testify (from testis, witness; see trei- in Indo-European roots).]

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pro·tester n.

pro·testing·ly adv.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	protester - a person who dissents from some established policy dissenter, dissident, objector, contestant individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" conscientious objector, CO - one who refuses to serve in the armed forces on grounds of conscience recusant, nonconformist - someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct political dissident - a dissenter from political orthodoxy NIMBY - someone who objects to siting something in their own neighborhood but does not object to it being sited elsewhere; an acronym for not in my backyard
	2.	protester - someone who participates in a public display of group feeling demonstrator counterdemonstrator - someone who demonstrates in opposition to another demonstration picket - a protester posted by a labor organization outside a place of work crusader, meliorist, reformer, reformist, social reformer - a disputant who advocates reform

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protester

noun 1. demonstrator, rebel, dissident, dissenter, agitator, picketers, protest marcher

noun 2. objector, opposer, complainer, opponent, dissident, dissenter

Translations

protester, protestor [prəˈtɛstəʳ] n (in demonstration) → manifestante m/f

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protester, protestor [prəˈtɛstəʳ] n (in demonstration) → manifestant(e)

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protester [prəˈtɛstəʳ] protest n (in demonstration) → Demonstrant(in) m(f)

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protester, protestor [prəˈtɛstəʳ] n (in demonstration) → dimostrante m/f