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

protester

noun
 
/prəˈtestə(r)/,
 
/ˈprəʊtestə(r)/
 
/prəˈtestər/,
 
/ˈprəʊtestər/
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  1. a person who makes a public protest synonym demonstrator
    • Thousands of protesters marched through the city.
    Extra Examples
    • The streets were crowded with protesters against the war.
    • Police arrested more than 200 anti-nuclear protesters at the military base.
    • Protesters attempted to block legislators from leaving Congress.
    Topics Social issuesb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • student
    • animal rights
    • environmental
    verb + protester
    • arrest
    protester + verb
    • call for something
    • demand something
    • march
    preposition
    • protester against
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