counterprotester
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- noun
- /ˈkaʊntərˌproʊtɛstər/
- During the demonstration, the counterprotesters expressed their disagreement with loud chants.
- counterprotesters clashed
- crowd of counterprotesters
- supremacists and counterprotesters
Examples
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The counterprotester held a sign opposing the message of the rally across the street.
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His unethical practices do more to delegitimate the group of which he is a high-profile leader than the execrable racism of one nut who may be an unhinged bastard on the protest side or may be an egregiously underhanded counterprotester.
Blog text (16) -
Off to the side was a small collection of Christian counterprotesters.
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Most of the counterprotesters who showed up to support Mr. Spencer had no affiliation with the university.
Academic text (2016) -
Saturday's National Socialist Movement and KKK rally were outnumbered by the counterprotesters five to one.
Blog text (26) -
While on the NOM tour in Atlanta, Marinelli recalled looking out at a crowd of some 300 counterprotesters supporting gay marriage, and it floored him.
Blog text (33) -
Several counterprotesters gathered to voice their opposition to the policies being promoted.
Synonyms
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A person who protests near another protest to show they disagree
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Etymology
Counterprotester is made from counter- meaning 'against' or 'on the other side' and protester meaning 'someone who protests'. So a counterprotester is a person who goes to a demonstration to stand against another protest.