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Blanketeer

Blanketeer noun: a protester taking part in the Blanket March, a demonstration organized in Manchester, England in March 1817, mainly by Lancashire weavers, with the intention of marching to London to petition the Prince Regent over the desperate state of the textile industry in Lancashire, and to protest over the recent suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act.

Noun

Blanketeer (plural Blanketeers)

  1. (historical) A protester taking part in the Blanket March, a demonstration organized in Manchester, England in March 1817, mainly by Lancashire weavers, with the intention of marching to London to petition the Prince Regent over the desperate state of the textile industry in Lancashire, and to protest over the recent suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act.

Forms of Blanketeer

pluralBlanketeers

Questions about Blanketeer

What does Blanketeer mean?
Blanketeer means a protester taking part in the Blanket March, a demonstration organized in Manchester, England in March 1817, mainly by Lancashire weavers, with the intention of marching to London to petition the Prince Regent over the desperate state of the textile industry in Lancashire, and to protest over the recent suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act.
What part of speech is Blanketeer?
Blanketeer is a noun.
What is the plural of Blanketeer?
The plural of Blanketeer is Blanketeers.

Words near Blanketeer in the dictionary

  1. blanket-stitches
  2. blanket-stitching
  3. blanketcoat
  4. blanketcoats
  5. blanketed
  6. Blanketeer
  7. Blanketeering
  8. Blanketeers
  9. blanketflower
  10. blanketflowers
  11. blanketful

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