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protofeminist

protofeminist adjective: preceding but anticipating or laying the groundwork for feminism.

Adjective

protofeminist (not comparable)

  1. Preceding but anticipating or laying the groundwork for feminism.
    • As Shamas depicts her, Earhart is basically a one-note, protofeminist heroine who pursues adventure "for the fun of it."1988 April 1, Lawrence Bommer, “Amelia Lives!”, in Chicago Reader

Noun

protofeminist (plural protofeminists)

  1. A person who preceded but anticipated or laid the groundwork for feminism.

Forms of protofeminist

pluralprotofeminists

Origin of protofeminist

From proto- + feminist.

Questions about protofeminist

What does protofeminist mean?
Protofeminist means preceding but anticipating or laying the groundwork for feminism.
What part of speech is protofeminist?
Protofeminist can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near protofeminist in the dictionary

  1. protofeather
  2. protofeathered
  3. protofeathers
  4. protofeminism
  5. protofeminisms
  6. protofeminist
  7. protofeminists
  8. protofeudalism
  9. protofiber
  10. protofibers
  11. protofibril

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