protester

pro·test

 (prə-tĕst′, prō-, prō′tĕst′)

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

v.tr.

1.

a. To express a strong objection to (something): protest a job assignment.

b. To participate in a public demonstration in opposition to (something): Thousands protested the election fraud. See Synonyms at object.

2. To promise or affirm earnestly, as after being doubted: "He continually protested his profound respect" (Frank Norris).

3. Law To declare an objection and reservation of rights of (a claim being made) while taking an action that would otherwise imply consent or agreement.

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

v.intr.

1.

a. To express a strong objection.

b. To participate in a public demonstration in opposition to something.

2. To make an earnest avowal or affirmation.

n. (prō′tĕst′)

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

2. A public demonstration or organized effort to show disapproval about something, especially a governmental policy or practice.

3. Law A declaration of objection and reservation of rights, made when action would otherwise imply consent or agreement: payment under protest.

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

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pro′test′er n.

pro·test′ing·ly adv.

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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 anti-abortion protesters

2. objector, opposer, complainer, opponent, dissident, dissenter Protesters say the government is corrupt.

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Translations

مُحْتَج، مُعْتَرِض

odpůrce

demonstrant

Protestierende

manifestante

protestataire

tiltakozó

mótmælandi

protestocu

声明者抗议者

protester

protestor [prəˈtestəʳ] N → protestador(a) m/f; (on march, in demonstration etc) → manifestante mf

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protester

protestor [prəˈtɛstə^r] n (in demonstration) → manifestant(e) m/f

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protester

n → Protestierende(r) mf; (in demonstration) → Demonstrant(in) m(f)

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protester

protestor [prəˈtɛstəʳ] n → contestatore/trice; (in demonstration) → dimostrante m/f

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protest

(prəˈtest) verb

1. to express a strong objection. They are protesting against the new law. protesteer يَعْتَرِض، يَحْتَج протестирам protestar protestovat, namítat protestieren protestere διαμαρτύρομαιprotestar rahulolematust avaldama اعتراض کردن protestoida protester לִמחוֹת विरोध प्रकट करना, प्रतिवाद करना tiltakozik protes mótmæla protestare 抗議する 항의하다 protestuoti protestēt membantah protesteren protestere/demonstrere mot protestować احتجاج كول، اعتراض كول protestar a protesta (împotriva) протестовать protestovať ugovarjati protestvovati protestera ประท้วง protesto etmek 反對，抗議 протестувати; заперечувати احتجاج کرنا phản đối 反对，抗议

2. to state or declare definitely, especially in denying something. She protested that she was innocent. beswaar maak يُنْكِر بِشِدَّه заявявам afirmar solenemente tvrdit, prohlašovat beteuern bedyre διακηρύσσωprotestar vastu vaidlema تاکید کردن vakuuttaa protester (de) לִטעוֹן בְּתוֹקֶף प्रतिज्ञापित करना protestál membantah lÿsa yfir, halda fram protestare, affermare 主張する 공식적으로 의의를 제기하다 pareikšti, tvirtinti celt iebildumus; apgalvot membuat bantahan verklarenhevde, framholdezapewnić په تيڼګه ويل afirmar solenemente a declara утверждать tvrdiť, prehlasovať zatrjevati izjaviti bedyra, försäkra ประกาศยืนยัน direnmek, kesinlikle iddia etmek 堅稱 заявляти; запевняти دعوے اور وثوق سے کہنا cam đoan 申明

(ˈproutest) noun

a strong statement or demonstration of objection or disapproval. He made no protest; (also adjective) a protest march. beswaar إعْتِراض، إحْتِجاج възражение protesto protest(ní) der Protest, Protest-... protest; protest- διαμαρτυρίαmanifestación; protesta, queja vastulause اعتراض protesti protestation שֶׁל מְחָאָה नकार पत्र tiltakozás protes mótmæli protesta; di protesta 抗議 항의 protestas protests; iebildums bantahan protestprotestprotest احتجاج protesto (de) protest протест protest; protestný ugovor protest protest การประท้วง protesto, karşı çıkma 抗議 протест احتجاج، اعتراض sự phản đối 抗议

proˈtester noun

beswaarmaker مُحْتَج، مُعْتَرِض протестант rebelde odpůrce der/die Protestierende demonstrant διαμαρτυρόμενοςmanifestante protesteerija معترض protestoija protestataire מִי שֶׁמוֹחֶה विरोधक tiltakozó pemrotes mótmælandi manifestante, dimostrante 抗議者 항의자 protestuotojas protestētājs; iebildumu cēlējs pembantah protesteerder demonstrant strona protestująca اعتراض كوونكى rebelde protestatar протестующий odporca protestnik protestant person som protesterar ผู้ประท้วง protestocu 聲明者，抗議者 протестуючий احتجاج کرنے والا người phản đối 声明者，抗议者

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