Demonstrant
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Demonstrant is a noun meaning A participant in a demonstration.
Meaning
A participant in a demonstration.
Example Sentences
One demonstrant, with his face twisted in anger, was shouting the Japanese equivalent of “lemme at ’em.”
A report from London announced that the Italian Embassy had given out the statement that in many towns the shops were closed while crowds of demonstrants paraded shouting, “Long live America! Down with Wilson!”
Anybody who does anything in the way of business, if he can but write his name, is a “merchant;” and especially when an address is getting up by agitators of elastic conscience, content to procure an array of demonstrants numerous, if not select.
Word Forms
- demonstrants
Synonyms for demonstrant
Depending on context, synonyms include demonstrator.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include demonstrator, demonstrater, demonstratorship, counterdemonstrator, manifestant, rallyist.
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