counterprotester

noun

A person engaging in a counterprotest

Similar
counterdemonstrator
OriginEnglish protester ← Middle English counter- ← Anglo-Norman countre- →
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Meanings

nouncounterprotester (plural counterprotesters)

plural counterprotesters

  1. A person engaging in a counterprotest

    By Friday, protesters were already gathering in Kiev, the capital, as were counterprotesters loyal to Mr. Yanukovich.

    2007 March 31, Steven Lee Myers, “Standoff in Ukraine Prompts Some to Seek New Election”, in New York Times

    Synonyms: counterdemonstrator

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA person engaging in a counterprotest

Similar
counterdemonstrator

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Proto-Italic*komteros
  6. Proto-Italic*komterād
  7. Latincontrā
  8. Old Frenchcontre-
  9. Anglo-Normancountre-
  10. Middle Englishcounter-
  11. Englishcounter-
  12. Englishprotester
  13. Englishcounterprotester

From counter- + protester.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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