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
  • While at the park, he’s caught in a police sweep and counterprotest that turns violent; one protester’s eye is liquefied.
    — Carolyn Kellogg, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
  • In late May, a video spread across Albanian social media of private security guards dragging a protester across the beach at the wetlands.
    — Max Grinstein, The Washington Examiner, 3 July 2026
Definition of protester
Noun
  • 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
  • Some proponents suggest that prediction markets could be an alternative to insurance, especially as insurers pull out of regions at high-risk for wildfire.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • Bell won the All-Star Race last year and was a massive proponent of North Wilkesboro Speedway landing on the points schedule.
    — Alex Zietlow July 16, Charlotte Observer, 16 July 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
  • Heat coach Erik Spoelstra at the time downplayed the confrontation, with the Heat routinely making peace after acquiring former Heat instigators.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 28 June 2026
  • Which is why this opinion piece speculates that the spending effect of growth in the form of high demand for all things Swift and World Cup is a relative growth somnolent as opposed to an instigator.
    — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
Definition of instigator
Noun
  • 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
  • Hegseth largely declined to provide specifics, instead denouncing critics as defeatists, questioning their patriotism and insisting the mission had broad public support.
    — Nik Popli, Time, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of defeatist
Noun
  • The Ranger capability demonstrator was developed jointly by submarine systems specialist Gabler, based in Lübeck, and defense technology company Flanq, which is headquartered in Rostock.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 15 July 2026
  • The vehicle was a suborbital technology demonstrator, climbing to an altitude of roughly 54 miles (88 km) before falling back to Earth.
    — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 13 July 2026
Definition of demonstrator
Noun
  • But pessimists worry that companies are deferring the cost of massive spending, while front-loading the benefits.
    — Sarah Min, CNBC, 14 July 2026
  • The pessimists will roll their eyes and poo-poo Morant’s outlook.
    — Jason Quick, New York Times, 12 July 2026
Definition of pessimist

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“Objector.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/objector. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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