noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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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US:/pɹəˈtɛstəɹ/
US:/ˈpɹoʊtɛstəɹ/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
One who protests, either alone or in a public display of group feeling.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
The protesters thronged Trafalgar Square and sang anti-war songs.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
One who protests a bill of exchange, or note.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
someone who participates in a public display of group feeling
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: demonstrator
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: reformer, reformist, crusader, social reformer, meliorist
Narrower terms: counterdemonstrator, picket
4
noun
Meaning 4
a person who dissents from some established policy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Narrower terms: conscientious objector, CO, nonconformist, recusant, political dissident, NIMBY
History
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.
Across languages
Translations
75 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
مُتَظَاهِر
(mutaẓāhir)
— person who protests
Armenian:
բողոքավոր
(boġokʻavor)
— person who protests
Armenian:
ցուցարար
(cʻucʻarar)
— person who protests
Belarusian:
пратэсту́ючы
(pratestújučy)
— person who protests
Belarusian:
пратэсту́ючая
(pratestújučaja)
— person who protests
Belarusian:
пратэсто́вец
(pratestóvjec)
— person who protests
Belarusian:
пратэсто́ўка
(pratestówka)
— person who protests
Bulgarian:
протести́ращ
(protestírašt)
— person who protests
Bulgarian:
протести́раща
(protestírašta)
— person who protests
Catalan:
protestant
— person who protests
Catalan:
manifestant
— person who protests
Chinese Mandarin:
抗議者 /抗议者
(kàngyìzhě)
— person who protests
Czech:
protestující
— person who protests
Esperanto:
protestanto
— person who protests
Estonian:
meeleavaldaja
— person who protests
Finnish:
mielenosoittaja
— person who protests
Finnish:
protestoija
— person who protests
French:
manifestant
— person who protests
French:
manifestante
— person who protests
German:
Protestant
— person who protests
German:
Protestierender
— person who protests
German:
Protestierer
— person who protests
German:
Protestler
— person who protests
Greek:
διαδηλωτής
(diadilotís)
— person who protests
Hebrew:
מוחה
(mokhé)
— person who protests
Hindi:
प्रदर्शनकारी
(pradarśankārī)
— person who protests
Hindi:
आंदोलनकर्ता
(āndolankartā)
— person who protests
Hindi:
आंदोलनकारी
(āndolankārī)
— person who protests
Hungarian:
tiltakozó
— person who protests
Hungarian:
protestáló
— person who protests
Hungarian:
tüntető
— person who protests
Icelandic:
mótmælandi
— person who protests
Ido:
protestanto
— person who protests
Irish:
agóideoir
— person who protests
Irish:
gearánaí
— person who protests
Irish:
clamhsánaí
— person who protests
Italian:
protestatore
— person who protests
Italian:
protestatrice
— person who protests
Italian:
contestatore
— person who protests
Italian:
contestatrice
— person who protests
Japanese:
抗議者
(kōgisha)
— person who protests
Korean:
시위자
(siwija)
— person who protests
Korean:
시위대
(siwidae)
— person who protests
Korean:
데모꾼
(demokkun)
— person who protests
Māori:
kaimautohe
— person who protests
Māori:
kaiporotēhe
— person who protests
Occitan:
manifestant
— person who protests
Persian:
معترض
(mo'tarez)
— person who protests
Polish:
protestujący
— person who protests
Polish:
protestująca
— person who protests
Portuguese:
manifestante
— person who protests
Portuguese:
protestante
— person who protests
Romanian:
manifestant
— person who protests
Romanian:
protestatar
— person who protests
Russian:
протесту́ющий
(protestújuščij)
— person who protests
Russian:
протесту́ющая
(protestújuščaja)
— person who protests
Russian:
демонстра́нт
(demonstránt)
— person who protests
Russian:
демонстра́нтка
(demonstrántka)
— person who protests
Northern Sami:
miellačájeheaddji
— person who protests
Northern Sami:
demonstránta
— person who protests
Slovak:
protestujúci
— person who protests
Slovak:
protestujúca
— person who protests
Spanish:
protestante
— person who protests
Spanish:
manifestante
— person who protests
Spanish:
protestatario
— person who protests
Spanish:
protestador
— person who protests
Spanish:
protestor
— person who protests
Swahili:
mwandamanaji
— person who protests
Swedish:
demonstrant
— person who protests
Swedish:
protestant
— person who protests
Ukrainian:
протестува́льник
(protestuválʹnyk)
— person who protests
Ukrainian:
протестува́льниця
(protestuválʹnycja)
— person who protests
Ukrainian:
протесту́ючий
(protestújučyj)
— person who protests
Ukrainian:
протесту́юча
(protestújuča)
— person who protests
