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activist

/ˈæk.tɪ.vɪst/noun, adjective3 syllables

Activist means: advocating or engaged in activism.

Synonyms for activist4

noun, as in a militant reformer

adjective, as in advocating or engaged in activism

activistic, active

also used for activist

mover and shaker

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What does activist mean?2

adjective

1

advocating or engaged in activism

noun

1

a militant reformer

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Activist in a sentence

  • Einstein was not only a scientist, but also a social activist and a humanitarian.Hybrid
  • She's undergone a metamorphosis from a quiet, bookish girl to an outspoken feminist activist.shekitten
  • They're an amorphous group of activists, artists, and burnouts.shekitten
  • The activists joined forces, sharing their ideas and support in their fight for justice.LeviHighway
  • Activist groups for the environment and food safety question the product's safety.Source_VOA
  • A sagacious activist would have pointed out the assumptions underlying those loaded questions.Auride
  • Only a handful of activists in our union are articulate.AlanF_US
  • Activists try to prevent disease in poor countries.Source_VOA

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of activist

as a noun

plural
activists