Activist
/ˈæk.tɪ.vɪst/ adj, noun
adj, noun ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 One who is politically active in the role of a citizen; especially, one who campaigns for change.
"It has jailed environmental activists and is planning to limit the power of judicial oversight by handing a state-approved body a monopoly over bringing environmental lawsuits."
- 2 a militant reformer wordnet
- 3 One who is conspicuously active in carrying out any occupational or professional functions.
Adjective
- 1 Behaving as an activist.
"Even in the area of free speech, Justice Harlan sometimes emerged as more activist than his brother"
Adjective
- 1 advocating or engaged in activism wordnet
Example
More examples"Tom is an activist in his community."
Etymology
From active + -ist.