PROTESTER Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

protester

noun

variants or protestor

Definition of protester next

as in demonstrator

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Recent Examples of protester Moore was endorsed for Greene's seat by Kyle Rittenhouse, a political figure who rose to the top of the conservative movement as a 17-year-old who shot a protestor in Kenosha, Wisconsin in 2020. —

Irene Wright, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026 Several blocked the stage before the program began, but when the audience of 2,000 began to boo, all except one protester stepped down. —

The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2026 UMass Amherst likely violated a student’s First Amendment rights when the campus suspended the pro-Palestine protester for a year, a judge has ruled. —

Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 16 Feb. 2026 The reactions of Idaho lawmakers, lawyers and gun-rights activists to the killing of a Minnesota protester run the gamut. —

Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 27 Jan. 2026 And then there’s Kyle Rittenhouse, a counter-protester acquitted after fatally shooting two men and injuring another in Kenosha, Wisconsin, during the post-Floyd protests. —

Bill Barrow, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026 The gesture came a day after 37-year-old protester Alex Pretti was shot multiple times and killed during protests in Minneapolis. —

Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026 Last week, Iranian state TV aired footage that focused on a sign held by a pro-government protester. —

Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 21 Jan. 2026 Moments after being struck directly by a flash-bang in an encounter with federal agents in Minneapolis, a protester showed CNN’s Ryan Young where shrapnel from the flash-bang became embedded into her knee. —

Graham Hurley, CNN Money, 20 Jan. 2026

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The first demonstrator vehicle is slated for early 2026, underscoring the company’s intention to move quickly from concept validation to on-road testing.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 21 Feb. 2026
That testing includes demonstrator garments—a technical T-shirt containing 10 percent elastane and a non-technical version with 2 percent—to assess real-world performance.

— Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 13 Feb. 2026