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profeminist

profeminist

7.5
A person who supports equal rights and fair treatment for women
  • noun
  • /ˌproʊˈfɛmɪnɪst/
translation icon : profeminista
  • As a profeminist man, he actively supports women's rights and equality in all aspects of life.

Examples

  • During the discussion, she identified herself as a proud profeminist, advocating for feminist principles alongside her male peers.

  • She was followed by Lionel Cantu, an assistant professor at the University of California at Santa Cruz, who kept announcing himself as "a profeminist gay Chicano."

    Academic text (2001)
  • It also sounds a little snarky to blame "men's bad experiences" for taking offense to your post when, in fact, the offense was directly caused by you being unclear. You must remember you were writing it on a profeminist website, and profeminists advocate male servitude.

    Blog text (4)
  • Many profeminists believe that everyone should contribute to the fight against gender inequality.

Synonyms

feminist
vsprofeminist
194 3.6

A person who supports equal rights for women

is similar but usually denotes a supporter who is not a woman
women's liberationist
vsprofeminist
7.4

A person who works for equal rights for women

is used for supporters who often are not women
womanist
vsprofeminist
8.2

A person who supports Black women's rights and raises their voices

shares support for women's rights but often denotes a non-woman ally

Antonyms

antifeminist
  • Offensive
1 8.2

A person who opposes equal rights for women and men

How Supportive

feminist
194 3.6
profeminist
7.5
sympathizer
37 4.8
antifeminist
  • Offensive
1 8.2

Surface Forms

profeminist singular
profeminists plural

Etymology

The word profeminist combines pro- 'for' and feminist 'supporter of women's rights', so as a noun it names a person, often a man, who supports feminism and gender equality.