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equalist

equalist

2 6.4
A person who wants equal rights and chances for all people
  • noun
  • /ˈiːkwəlɪst/
translation icon : igualitario
  • Many equalists advocate for equal rights in the workplace, believing everyone deserves fair treatment.

Examples

  • I'm no longer comfortable with the feminist label, and I use "gender equalist," but I also count myself as an MRA, as much of my activism is based on men's issues.

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  • Sally, if you can't see the parallels between Schrödinger's Rapist and Schrödinger's Violent Black and why they are both wrong, then you're not an equalist.

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  • Or what I like to call an equalist.

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  • Quick favor, useless: ctrl f "Equalist."

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  • It's wonderful to encounter a man who seems to be quite feminist (or, as many people don't like that word, Equalist).

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  • I see nothing wrong with what she said. Maybe she is an equalist. Feminism for many women has different meanings in various contexts. We share the same struggle only because we share the same gender, but go about it differently.

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  • And we fundamentally agree on the topic of courtesy, and you sound like an equalist, as I am—a two-way street, I might add.

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  • That's more than can be said for emotional equalists who make up toothpicks where none exist and pretend that the toothpicks in front of them are actually thumbtacks.

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  • I imagine that Sally isn't, as 'equalist', much like 'egalitarian', poisoned by people trying to pretend that Able Whitey McStraighterson III is the target of discrimination, just like Black people.

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  • As an equalist, she fights for equity and justice for all marginalized communities.

Synonyms

egalitarian
vsequalist
20 7.6

Believing that all people should have equal rights and chances

is a general believer in equality rather than focusing on rights and policies
equalitarian
vsequalist
7.1

A person who wants equal rights and chances for all people

is a general advocate for equality not limited to specific social fields

Antonyms

A person who supports unfair treatment of some people or groups

How Egalitarian

equalist
2 6.4
bystander
84 3.4

Surface Forms

equalist singular
equalists plural

Morphology

equalist = equal (transparent) = equal + ist

The noun meaning 'a person who advocates equality' follows directly from 'equal' + the agent/ideological suffix '-ist'.

Etymology

The word equalist comes from equal, from the old Latin word aequalis meaning 'even' or 'same', plus the ending -ist which means 'a person who supports' an idea. So, an equalist is a person who wants everyone to have the same rights and chances.