Synonyms for protester
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Dissident
2. Formal — one who protests, either alone or in a public display of group feeling
Other
demonstrator, protestant, recusant, refusenik, refuser, non-conformist
Definitions
- n. 1
One who protests, either alone or in a public display of group feeling.
The protesters thronged Trafalgar Square and sang anti-war songs.
- n. 2
One who protests a bill of exchange, or note.
Related words
- Other spellings
- protestor
Forms
- Plural
- protesters → dissidents, objectors, dissenters, contestants…
Example sentences
- contestant This contestant has been kicked because of cheating.
- dissident The political dissident has spent nearly a decade under house arrest.
- objector I know that Tom was a conscientious objector.
- dissenter Freedom is always the freedom of the dissenter.
- demonstrator The demonstrator convinced him to buy the expensive appliance.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| protester | steady | |
| contestant | steady | |
| dissident | steady | |
| objector | falling | |
| dissenter | steady | |
| remonstrant | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- formal2
- 7 letters
- refuser
- 8 letters
- objector3, recusant
- 9 letters
- dissident3, dissenter3, refusenik3
- 10 letters
- protestant3, contestant3
- 11 letters
- remonstrant
- 12 letters
- demonstrator4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (formal2 = 2 syllables).