drumbeater
8.3
A person who strongly supports a cause and tries to persuade others
- noun
- /ˈdrʌmˌbiːtər/
:
promotor
- In his role as a community drumbeater, he passionately advocated for educational reforms.
Examples
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As a tireless drumbeater for environmental protection, she organized numerous rallies and events.
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The politician's loyal drumbeater worked day and night to ensure the campaign's message reached every voter.
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That's Broderick's drumbeater.
Synonyms
partisan
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7.0
A strong supporter of a person, group, or cause who is not fair to other views
is a vigorous promoter who can be aggressive rather than merely loyal
campaigner
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3.7
A person who works to bring political or social change, including someone running for office
is an enthusiastic promoter who may act aggressively not only campaign work
plugger
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7.8
A person who actively promotes a cause or idea
is similar but more often openly aggressive rather than just persistent
9.8
A person who shouts about a cause to get people to agree
is an active enthusiastic promoter who can be aggressive
How Active
Surface Forms
drumbeater singular
drumbeaters plural
Morphology
Etymology
Drumbeater comes from the simple idea of someone who beats a drum to 'call people' or 'get attention', and a beater is a person who makes a beat. So a drumbeater is someone who loudly and often strongly promotes a cause to make others listen.