noun
Meaning 1
A person who has served in a military campaign.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
campaigner
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/kæmˈpeɪnə(ɹ)/
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CMU ARPABET: K AE0 M P EY1 N ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A military veteran.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
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noun
Meaning 3
A person who campaigns for a person running for political office or works, or supports, in an organised and active way towards a goal; an activist.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
Someone with experience in a certain field.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 5
a politician who is running for public office
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: candidate, nominee
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: politician, politico, pol, political leader
Narrower terms: dark horse, favorite son, running mate, spoiler, stalking-horse, write-in candidate, write-in
History
Etymology
From campaign (verb) + -er (agent noun suffix) or from campaign (noun) + -er (occupational suffix).
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- German: Aktivist — a person who works in an organised and active way towards, or supports, a goal
- German: Aktivistin — a person who works in an organised and active way towards, or supports, a goal
- Greek: αγωνιστής (agonistís) — a person who works in an organised and active way towards, or supports, a goal
- Māori: kaihāpai — a person who works in an organised and active way towards, or supports, a goal
- Turkish: aktivist — a person who works in an organised and active way towards, or supports, a goal
Real reading context