different between protestor vs activist

English

Etymology

protest +? -or

Noun

protestor (plural protestors)

1. Alternative spelling of protester
   • 2013, Julian Sher, Somebody's Daughter

     No flashy dressers, skimpily dressed starlets, or celebrities stepping out of stretch limos. Instead, on a warm Friday evening in June 2009, one hundred protestors sang prayers, chanted slogans, and carried signs […]

Latin

Etymology

From pr?- +? testor.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /pro??tes.tor/, [p?o??t??s?t??r]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /pro?tes.tor/, [p???t??st??r]

Verb

pr?testor (present infinitive pr?test?r?, perfect active pr?test?tus sum); first conjugation, deponent

1. I testify, bear witness
2. I protest

Conjugation

Descendants

• Catalan: protestar
• English: protest
• French: protester
• Galician: protestar
• Italian: protestare
• Portuguese: protestar
• Spanish: protestar

References

• protestor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• protestor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

English

Etymology

active +? -ist

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?æk.t?.v?st/

Noun

activist (plural activists)

1. One who is politically active in the role of a citizen; especially, one who campaigns for change.
2. One who is conspicuously active in carrying out any occupational or professional functions.

Synonyms

• mover and shaker

Derived terms

• activistic
• direct activist

Related terms

• activism

Translations

Adjective

activist (comparative more activist, superlative most activist)

1. Behaving as an activist.

Dutch

Etymology

Originated in the early 20th century. Equivalent to actief +? -ist. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??k.ti?v?st/
• Hyphenation: ac?ti?vist
• Rhymes: -?st

Noun

activist m (plural activisten, feminine activiste)

1. An activist.
2. (historical) A Flemish nationalist who cooperated with the occupying German Empire during the First World War.

Derived terms

• activistisch

Related terms

• activisme

Descendants

• ? Indonesian: aktivis

Romanian

Noun

activist m (plural activi?ti, feminine equivalent activist?)

1. activist

Declension