demonstrant

Definitions

A participant in a demonstration.

Equivalents

Examples

“Anybody who does anything in the way of business, if he can but write⟳ his name⟳, is a “merchant;” and especially when an address is getting up by agitators of elastic conscience, content to procure an array of demonstrants numerous, if not select⟳.”

“A report⟳ from London announced that the Italian Embassy had given out the statement that in many towns the shops were closed while crowds of demonstrants paraded shouting, “Long live⟳ America! Down with Wilson!””

“One demonstrant, with his face⟳ twisted in anger, was shouting the Japanese equivalent of “lemme at ’em.””

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