protester
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Pluralprotesters
- 1Someone who shows they are against something, alone or with a crowd.
Like someone who holds up a sign to say they do not agree.
A lone protester stood outside the gates holding a hand-painted sign.
Police asked the protesters near the square to move off the road.
Similardemonstrator, objector
- 2A person who officially records that a bill or written promise to pay was refused or not paid.
The protester sent a letter to everyone who had signed the back of the unpaid bill.
The judge asked whether the protester had acted in time after the note went unpaid.
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Origin
From the word "protest" plus "-er".