DISSENTER

dissenter, dissident, protester, objector, contestant

(noun) a person who dissents from some established policy

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Noun

Dissenter (plural Dissenters)

(UK) A Protestant Christian who does not follow the official, national Church.

A person who took part in the Dissenters' March in Moscow.

Synonyms

• (non-Established Protestants): autem cackler (archaic cant), autem prickear (archaic cant), Free Churchman, nonconformist

Hyponyms

• (non-Established Protestants): Adamite, Anabaptist, Barrowist, Behmenist, Brownist, Digger, Enthusiast, Familist, Fifth Monarchist, Grindletonian, Leveller, Muggletonian, Puritan, Philadelphian, Quaker, Ranter, Sabbatarian, Seeker, Socinian

Anagrams

• disenters, indeserts, residents, tiredness

Etymology

Noun

dissenter (plural dissenters)

Someone who dissents (disagrees), especially from an established church.

Anagrams

• disenters, indeserts, residents, tiredness

Source: Wiktionary

Dis*sent"er, n.

1. One who dissents; one who differs in opinion, or declares his disagreement.

2. (Eccl.)

Definition: One who separates from the service and worship of an established church; especially, one who disputes the authority or tenets of the Church of England; a nonconformist. Dissenters from the establishment of their several countries. Burke. Robert Brown is said to have the first formal dissenter. Shipley.

Note: "The word is commonly applied only to Protestants. The Roman Catholics are generally referred to as a distinct class." Brande & C.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition