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Definition of feminist noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

feminist

noun
 
/ˈfemənɪst/
 
/ˈfemənɪst/
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  1. a person who supports the belief that women should have the same rights and opportunities as men
    • Nineteenth-century feminists demanded equal education and employment opportunities for single women.
    Topics Social issuesc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • active
    • committed
    • modern
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    Word Originlate 19th cent.: from French féministe, from Latin femina ‘woman’.
See feminist in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee feminist in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English

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