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counterdemonstrator

counterdemonstrator noun: someone who demonstrates in opposition to another demonstration that is happening nearby at the same time.

Noun

counterdemonstrator (plural counterdemonstrators)

  1. Someone who demonstrates in opposition to another demonstration that is happening nearby at the same time
    • I don't condone the crude and racist slogans that spontaneous counterdemonstrators yelled at the pro-Palestinian protestors.1988 June 3, Elliot Zashin, “Demonstration: An Incomplete Picture”, in Chicago Reader

Forms of counterdemonstrator

pluralcounterdemonstrators

Origin of counterdemonstrator

From counter- + demonstrator.

Questions about counterdemonstrator

What does counterdemonstrator mean?
Counterdemonstrator means someone who demonstrates in opposition to another demonstration that is happening nearby at the same time.
What part of speech is counterdemonstrator?
Counterdemonstrator is a noun.
What is the plural of counterdemonstrator?
The plural of counterdemonstrator is counterdemonstrators.

Words near counterdemonstrator in the dictionary

  1. counterdemonstrated
  2. counterdemonstrates
  3. counterdemonstrating
  4. counterdemonstration
  5. counterdemonstrations
  6. counterdemonstrator
  7. counterdemonstrators
  8. counterdemos
  9. counterdependence
  10. counterdependency
  11. counterdependent

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