Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

protester

/pɹəˈtɛstəɹ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.11 in modern English

Syllables: pro-test-er
IPA: /pɹəˈtɛstəɹ/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who protests, either alone or in a public display of group feeling.

noun

One who protests a bill of exchange, or note.

Example Sentences

"The protesters thronged Trafalgar Square and sang anti-war songs."
"The dispatches […] also exposed the blatant discrepancy between the west's professed values and actual foreign policies. Having lectured the Arab world about democracy for years, its collusion in suppressing freedom was undeniable as protesters were met by weaponry and tear gas made in the west, employed by a military trained by westerners."
"“Don’t help elect Trump, you egotistical billionaire a**hole,” the protester yelled. “Go back to getting ratioed on Twitter. Go back to Davos with the other billionaire elites who think they know how to run the world. That’s not what democracy is.”"
"The protester must also draw up an affidavit containing the literal reproduction of the bill with its acceptance, endorsements, guarantee by endorsement ("aval"), and anything else contained in the note […]"

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.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /pɹəˈtɛstəɹ/

Inflected Forms

protesters (plural) protestor (alternative)

Derived Forms

counterprotester cyberprotester protestard

Frequently Paired Words

dissenter dissident

Synonyms

remonstrant formal demonstrator dissenter dissident objector contestant

Questions

How do you pronounce protester?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɹəˈtɛstəɹ/.
What does protester mean?: One who protests, either alone or in a public display of group feeling.
Where does protester come from?: 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.

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