# feminist

Pronunciation: US say "FEM-uh-nist" /ˈfɛmənɪst/; UK

## Noun

1. A person who supports feminism and believes in achieving equality between women and men in all areas of public and private life.
   - Simple: Someone who believes women and men should have equal rights and chances in all parts of life.
   - _She described herself as a feminist committed to equal opportunities for women in the workplace._
   - _Many feminists campaigned for women's right to vote in the early twentieth century._
3. A person who belongs to a feminist political movement.
   - Simple: Someone who belongs to an organized group working for women's rights and equality.
   - _As an active feminist, she attended every rally the movement organized._
   - _The feminists drafted a list of demands ahead of the coming election._

## Adjective

2. Relating to feminism or agreeing with its ideas and aims about equality of the sexes.
   - Simple: Connected with feminism, or following its ideas about equality between women and men.
   - _The magazine published a feminist critique of modern advertising._
   - _Her feminist principles shaped every decision she made as a leader._

## Origin

First recorded in English in 1852, ultimately from Latin "fēminīnus," from "fēmina" meaning "woman." It is related to "feminine" and "feminism."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/feminist (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).