# protester

Pronunciation: US say "pruh-TES-tur" /pɹəˈtɛstəɹ/; UK say "pruh-TES-tuh" /pɹəˈtɛstə/

## Noun

1. Someone who publicly objects to something, acting alone or as part of a group expressing shared feeling.
   - Simple: Someone who shows they are against something, alone or with a crowd.
   - _A single protester chained himself to the courthouse railing before dawn._
   - _Thousands of protesters filled the avenue demanding new elections._
2. Someone who formally registers that a bill of exchange or promissory note has been dishonored.
   - Simple: A person who officially records that a bill or written promise to pay was refused or not paid.
   - _The protester must deliver notice of dishonor to each endorser of the bill before the legal deadline passes._
   - _The holder paid the protester's fee and added it to the sum claimed from the drawer of the unpaid note._

## Origin

Formed from "protest" plus the suffix "-er".

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