suffragist

noun

suf·​frag·​ist ˈsəf-ri-jist How to pronounce suffragist (audio)
: one who advocates for women's voting rights

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After his death, Ida carved out a historical niche for herself as a suffragist and entrepreneur. Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Dec. 2025 This has been true of the left, from suffragists to civil-rights activists, and of the right, down to the Tea Party that began during Obama’s first term, protesting both the bank bailouts and the Affordable Care Act. Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025 Four people dominate the narrative: Lincoln, the suffragist Elizabeth Cady Stanton, the abolitionist Frederick Douglass, and the author and abolitionist Harriet Beecher Stowe. Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 2025 In a letter written to then-First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt in 1936, Borglum addressed the idea after proposals were made to add the face of suffragist Susan B. Anthony to the monument. Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 1 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for suffragist

Word History

Etymology

suffrage + -ist entry 1

First Known Use

1818, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of suffragist was in 1818

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“Suffragist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suffragist. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.

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suffragist

noun
suf·​frag·​ist ˈsəf-ri-jəst How to pronounce suffragist (audio)
: a person who supports extending voting rights especially to women
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