SUFFRAGIST

suffragist

(noun) an advocate of the extension of voting rights (especially to women)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

suffragist (plural suffragists)

A person who promotes suffrage.

One who votes.

Synonyms

• suffragette (female)

Source: Wiktionary


Suf"fra*gist, n.

1. One who possesses or exercises the political right of suffrage; a voter.

2. One who has certain opinions or desires about the political right of suffrage; as, a woman suffragist. It is curious that . . . Louisa Castelefort should be obliged after her marriage immediately to open her doors and turn ultra liberal, or an universal suffragist. Miss Edgeworth.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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