protestante

protester; demonstratornoun

Alternative meanings

a person who participates in a demonstration; protester; participant in a protest, march, or social mobilization

Pronunciation

proh-tes-TAHN-teh

Root and affixes

Loanword related to protesta/protestante. In this context it means a person who protests, not the religious sense.

Variants or conjugations

protestante = protester; tigprotesta = person who protests; nagprotesta = someone who protested; partisipante sa protesta = protest participant

Related words and expressions

protest, march, activist, rights, community, politics, campaign

Meaning and usage notes

It can be confused with Protestant in a religious sense. To avoid ambiguity, partisipante sa protesta or tigprotesta is clearer.