objector

noun

Definition of objectornext
1
as in protester

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2
as in quibbler

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Recent Examples of objector The process involves a series of hearings in which election judges review signatures one-by-one, and typically requires the objector and the candidate to hire an attorney. — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2026 After a two-year National Service stint as a hospital orderly (thanks to his own conscientious-objector status), Hockney landed at the Royal College of Art, in London, in the fall of 1959. — Mark Rozzo, Vanity Fair, 12 June 2026 The most explicit objector was Vance, who has been consistently opposed to foreign adventurism, and to this Iran war in particular. — Andreas Kluth, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2026 One objector is Katie Brydon, a 25-year resident of Northglenn and a licensed addiction counselor. — John Aguilar, Denver Post, 22 Nov. 2025 There are unanswered overtures from the choir’s pianist Horner (Robert Emms), a soft, vulnerable young man whose conscientious-objector status renders him a fellow outsider. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 19 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for objector
  1. protester
  2. faultfinder
  3. proponent
  4. nitpicker
  5. instigator
  6. defeatist
  7. demonstrator
  8. pessimist
Noun
  • One protester attended the demonstration dressed as a character from The Handmaid’s Tale, a dystopian television series about women in a patriarchal society.
    — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • During the second protester’s interruptions, Vance stressed the difference between Democrats and Republicans on issues such as policing and education.
    — Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of protester
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  • Your relentless faultfinder—everybody has one—is quick to judge, minimize your accomplishments or demote you to an underdog.
    — Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 12 Apr. 2021
Definition of faultfinder
Noun
  • The billionaire tax fight grew more contentious last month after the lead proponent of the measure, SEIU UHW President Dave Regan, was accused of harassing female colleagues and threatening other union leaders to urge them to back the measure.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The biggest proponent of Proposition NN is the Colorado Education Association, the state's largest teachers' union.
    — Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of proponent
Noun
  • Alas, nitpickers can point to some moves in which Atlanta went backward.
    — John Hollinger, New York Times, 1 May 2026
  • Maybe that’s why, compared with some other kinds of nitpickers, pop critics can seem especially extraneous.
    — Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Definition of nitpicker
Noun
  • Maggie’s actually the one who was the instigator, unlocking Lizzie’s birdcage.
    — Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Kanarek told me that Gray’s antagonism, at the meeting and at other times, positions her as the ultimate instigator of the shooting.
    — Ian Parker, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of instigator
Noun
  • Paige is energetic, determined, and inquisitive where Kevin is defeatist, sad, and zhlubby.
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Frank was trying to set realistic expectations for the season, but made comments that were interpreted as defeatist.
    — Jay Harris, New York Times, 27 May 2026
Definition of defeatist
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  • The group plans to produce 10 demonstrator fabrics, conduct five quality-improvement trials and publish an open-source spinning procedure.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The transition from the current demonstrator to a passenger-carrying aircraft will therefore require several additional stages.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of demonstrator
Noun
  • Being the unintentional voice of political pessimism can make a person something of a pessimist.
    — David Mack, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
  • My favourite part of this exercise is seeing the distribution of optimists and pessimists.
    — Janson Duench, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of pessimist

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“Objector.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/objector. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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