adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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US:/ˈæk.tɪ.vɪst/
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Behaving as an activist.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
One who is politically active in the role of a citizen; especially, one who campaigns for change.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
One who is conspicuously active in carrying out any occupational or professional functions.
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4
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
advocating or engaged in activism
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: activistic
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
a militant reformer
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: militant
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: reformer, reformist, crusader, social reformer, meliorist
Narrower terms: Black Muslim, Black Panther, Malcolm X, Malcolm Little
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h2éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus ▲ Ancient Greek ἐνεργητῐκός (energētĭkós)sl. Latin āctīvusbor. Old French actifbor. Middle English actyf English active Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English activist From active + -ist.
Across languages
Translations
102 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
نَاشِط
(nāšiṭ)
— one who is politically active
Arabic:
نَاشِطَة
(nāšiṭa)
— one who is politically active
Armenian:
ակտիվիստ
(aktivist)
— one who is politically active
Balinese:
aktivis
— one who is politically active
Belarusian:
актыві́ст
(aktyvíst)
— one who is politically active
Belarusian:
актыві́стка
(aktyvístka)
— one who is politically active
Breton:
stourmer
— one who is politically active
Breton:
stourmerez
— one who is politically active
Bulgarian:
активи́ст
(aktivíst)
— one who is politically active
Bulgarian:
активи́стка
(aktivístka)
— one who is politically active
Catalan:
activista
— one who is politically active
Chechen:
жигархо
(žigarxo)
— one who is politically active
Chinese Cantonese:
鬥士 /斗士
(dau3 si6)
— one who is politically active
Chinese Cantonese:
運動家 /运动家
— one who is politically active
Chinese Cantonese:
活動家 /活动家
(wut6 dung6 gaa1)
— one who is politically active
Chinese Cantonese:
活動人士 /活动人士
(wut6 dung6 jan4 si6)
— one who is politically active
Chinese Cantonese:
活躍份子 /活跃份子
(wut6 joek3 fan6 zi2)
— one who is politically active
Chinese Mandarin:
活躍分子 /活跃分子
(huóyuè fènzǐ)
— one who is politically active
Chinese Mandarin:
活動分子 /活动分子
(huódòng fènzǐ)
— one who is politically active
Chinese Mandarin:
活動家 /活动家
(huódòngjiā)
— one who is politically active
Chinese Mandarin:
積極分子 /积极分子
(jījí fènzǐ)
— one who is politically active
Min Nan Chinese:
積極份子 /积极份子
(chek-ke̍k hun-chú)
— one who is politically active
Czech:
aktivista
— one who is politically active
Czech:
aktivistka
— one who is politically active
Danish:
aktivist
— one who is politically active
Dutch:
activist
— one who is politically active
Dutch:
activiste
— one who is politically active
Esperanto:
aktivulo
— one who is politically active
Estonian:
aktivist
— one who is politically active
Finnish:
aktivisti
— one who is politically active
French:
militant
— one who is politically active
French:
militante
— one who is politically active
French:
activiste
— one who is politically active
West-Frisian:
aktivist
— one who is politically active
West-Frisian:
aktiviste
— one who is politically active
Galician:
activista
— one who is politically active
Georgian:
აქტივისტი
(akṭivisṭi)
— one who is politically active
German:
Aktivist
— one who is politically active
German:
Aktivistin
— one who is politically active
Bavarian German:
Aktivist
— one who is politically active
Bavarian German:
Aktivistin
— one who is politically active
Greek:
ακτιβιστής
(aktivistís)
— one who is politically active
Hebrew:
פָּעִיל
(pa'íl)
— one who is politically active
Hebrew:
פְּעִילָה
(pe'ilá)
— one who is politically active
Hindi:
कार्यकर्ता
(kāryakartā)
— one who is politically active
Hungarian:
aktivista
— one who is politically active
Icelandic:
aðgerðasinni
— one who is politically active
Ido:
aktivisto
— one who is politically active
Indonesian:
aktivis
— one who is politically active
Irish:
gníomhaí
— one who is politically active
Italian:
attivista
— one who is politically active
Japanese:
活動家
(katsudōka)
— one who is politically active
Javanese:
aktivis
— one who is politically active
Kazakh:
белсенді
(belsendı)
— one who is politically active
Korean:
활동가
(hwaldongga)
— one who is politically active
Macedonian:
активи́ст
(aktivíst)
— one who is politically active
Macedonian:
активи́стка
(aktivístka)
— one who is politically active
Māori:
kaiwhakatūtū
— one who is politically active
Māori:
kiritohe
— one who is politically active
Marathi:
कार्यकर्ता
(kāryakartā)
— one who is politically active
Minangkabau:
aktivis
— one who is politically active
Norman:
activiste
— one who is politically active
Occitan:
activista
— one who is politically active
Persian:
فعال
(fa'âl)
— one who is politically active
Polish:
aktywista
— one who is politically active
Polish:
aktywistka
— one who is politically active
Polish:
działacz
— one who is politically active
Polish:
działaczka
— one who is politically active
Portuguese:
ativista
— one who is politically active
Romanian:
activist
— one who is politically active
Romanian:
activistă
— one who is politically active
Russian:
активи́ст
(aktivíst)
— one who is politically active
Russian:
активи́стка
(aktivístka)
— one who is politically active
Scottish Gaelic:
neach-dèanadais
— one who is politically active
Scottish Gaelic:
iomairtiche
— one who is politically active
Scottish Gaelic:
neach-iomairt
— one who is politically active
Serbo-Croatian:
актѝвист
— one who is politically active
Serbo-Croatian:
активиста
— one who is politically active
Serbo-Croatian:
актѝвистица
— one who is politically active
Serbo-Croatian:
aktìvist
— one who is politically active
Serbo-Croatian:
aktivista
— one who is politically active
Serbo-Croatian:
aktìvistica
— one who is politically active
Slovak:
aktivista
— one who is politically active
Slovak:
aktivistka
— one who is politically active
Slovene:
aktivist
— one who is politically active
Slovene:
aktivistka
— one who is politically active
Spanish:
activista
— one who is politically active
Sundanese:
aktivis
— one who is politically active
Swahili:
mwanaharakati
— one who is politically active
Swedish:
aktivist
— one who is politically active
Thai:
นักประท้วง
(nák-bprà-túuang)
— one who is politically active
Turkish:
eylemci
— one who is politically active
Turkish:
etkinci
— one who is politically active
Turkish:
aktivist
— one who is politically active
Ukrainian:
активі́ст
(aktyvíst)
— one who is politically active
Ukrainian:
активі́стка
(aktyvístka)
— one who is politically active
Vietnamese:
phần tử tích cực
— one who is politically active
Welsh:
ymgyrchydd
— one who is politically active
Welsh:
ymgyrchwraig
— one who is politically active
Welsh:
ymgyrchwr
— one who is politically active
Yiddish:
אַקטיוויסט
(aktivist)
— one who is politically active
Yiddish:
אַקטיוויסטין
(aktivistin)
— one who is politically active