Dissenter

noun

noun ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Someone who dissents (disagrees), especially from an established church.

    "As my study proceeded, I began to see that an investigation of organizational morality should also explore managerial dissenters, so-called whistleblowers, many of whom take stands against their organizations on grounds that they define as moral."

  2. 2
    A Protestant Christian who does not follow the established church, the Church of England. UK

    "Near-synonyms: (all sometimes synonymous) Nonconformist, recusant, Free Churchman; autem cackler (archaic cant)"

  3. 3
    a person who dissents from some established policy wordnet
  4. 4
    A person who took part in the Dissenters' March in Moscow.

Synonyms

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dissident;apostateautem cacklerautem cacklerbeatnik

Example

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"Freedom is always the freedom of the dissenter."

Etymology

From dissent + -er.

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