Synonyms of campaigner

campaigner

noun

as in candidate

one who seeks an office, honor, position, or award

an experienced campaigner who knows that one televised mistake can put an end to one's candidacy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• candidate
• contender
• applicant
• seeker
• hopeful
• aspirant
• nominee
• competitor
• expectant
• prospect
• contestant
• applier
• entrant
• entry
• qualifier
• claimant
• favorite
• pretender
• crown prince
• favorite son
• spoiler
• running mate
• stalking horse
• dark horse

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• incumbent
• officeholder
• awardee
• inductee
• honoree
• noncandidate
• dropout

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of campaigner

Knox returned to the United States in 2011, after being freed by the appeals court in Perugia, and has since established herself as a global campaigner for the wrongly convicted. — ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026

As the board voted to pursue the study, Living Wage for All campaigner Dee Lacey leaped from his front-row chair and stormed out of the chambers. — Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026

Historians, peace campaigners, and atomic bomb survivors say the changes reflect growing nationalist pressure, while supporters argue the revisions create a more balanced account. — George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 29 July 2026

Other signatories include crime novelist Val McDermid, Ecotricity founder Dale Vince, ex-financial trader turned equality campaigner Gary Stevenson, and philanthropist Julia Davies. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 24 July 2026

Since its enactment, the CHIPS Act has been the target of anti-DEI campaigners in the far right. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026

Hebrew has been contemplated with some envy by campaigners in other societies. — Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

Ireland has approved landmark legislation to create the country’s first public register of domestic violence offenders, in a move campaigners say will empower people to check whether a potential partner has a history of violence. — Kara Fox, CNN Money, 17 July 2026

The as-yet-untitled series will follow the story of multiple families and campaigners including Ellen Roome, who believes that the tragic death of her beloved 14-year-old son Julian ‘Jools’ Sweeney could have been linked to harmful social media. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 15 July 2026