feminist
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- noun
- /ˈfɛmɪnɪst/
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feminista
- Uh, I'm a feminist, and I think a woman can do anything a man can do.
- radical feminists
- many feminists
- an independent feminist
That does sound like a feminist without preaching to other people.
- That does sound like a feminist without preaching to other people.
- Are they going to treat men the way that a lot of feminists claim that men have treated women?
- But so would you consider yourself a feminist?
- But the whole I'm not a feminist but thing drive me up the wall sometimes.
- I'm proud to call myself a feminist and always fought for feminist causes and women can make a difference.
- I got defamed by left wing feminists, call themselves socialist feminists.
- Morty and a Welsh feminist, Helen Stanland.
- Are they going to be, you know, insane aggressive feminists?
Examples
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A growing army of feminists marched across the country... ...demanding equality.
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She received support from feminists in France, but she also went to court.
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I thought you were a feminist.
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You know, I'm a feminist, too.
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- Listen, I just want you to know I'm a feminist.
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I think he is a devout feminist, to tell you the truth.
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And, you know, that early feminist critique of marriage is right.
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A number of theories and ideas by feminists provide a framework to understand the findings of our study.
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We also recruited a diverse band of next-generation feminists to our cause.
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As a committed feminist, she advocates for equal pay and opportunities for women.
Synonyms
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A person who wants large changes to give women equal rights
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A person who supports equal rights for women
A person who supports equal rights and fair treatment for women
A person who works for equal rights for women
Antonyms
Compounds
How Feminist
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Surface Forms
Morphology
feminist = feminism (transparent) = femin + ist
Formed by the productive suffix '-ist' from the concept 'feminism', indicating an adherent or supporter; this is straightforward for learners.
Etymology
The word feminist comes from the Latin root femina meaning 'woman' and the ending -ist meaning 'one who supports', the same root you see in female. So a feminist is a person who supports equal rights for women.