boycotter

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noun

Someone who engages in a boycott

OriginEnglish boycott →
Scrabble 16
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Meanings

nounboycotter (plural boycotters)

plural boycotters

  1. Someone who engages in a boycott

    As early as 1955[…], he spoke in what Sundquist calls his “ornate metaphorical style,” evident in his first speech to the boycotters.

    2009 January 18, Anthony Lewis, “A New National Scripture”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. EnglishCharles Boycott
  2. Englishboycott
  3. Englishboycotter

From boycott + -er.

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Translations

French boycotteur, boycotteuse
  • boycotteursomeone who engages in a boycott
  • boycotteusesomeone who engages in a boycott
Indonesian pemboikot
  • pemboikotsomeone who engages in a boycott
Māori kaipapare
  • kaipaparesomeone who engages in a boycott
Cite this entry
APA

boycotter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boycotter

MLA

“boycotter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boycotter. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “boycotter,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boycotter.

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