activist

C1 Topic:People & Society

US /ˈæk.tɪ.vɪst/ See IPA manual

Freq #14824

Meanings

1

noun
A person who works energetically to bring about social or political change.

The environmental activists campaigned for years to protect the forest.
2

adj
Supporting or taking strong action to bring about change.

She is known for her activist stance on workers' rights.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a person who works... militant campaigner

Word family

Forms activists

Derived forms activisticactorvistantiactivistartivistblacktivistclicktivistcraftivistcyberactiviste-activistecoactivistfracktivisthacktivist

Related forms activism

Etymology

From active + -ist.

Topics

People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives

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# activist

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun, adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈæk.tɪ.vɪst/
**Frequency rank:** 14824

## Meanings
1. A person who works energetically to bring about social or political change.
2. Supporting or taking strong action to bring about change.

## Examples
- The environmental activists campaigned for years to protect the forest.
- She is known for her activist stance on workers' rights.

## Derived Forms
- activistic
- actorvist
- antiactivist
- artivist
- blacktivist
- clicktivist
- craftivist
- cyberactivist
- e-activist
- ecoactivist
- fracktivist
- hacktivist

## Related Forms
- activism

## Etymology
From active + -ist.

## AI Etymology
Activist is from active + -ist. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. Current senses include a person who works energetically to bring about social or political change and supporting or taking strong action to bring about change. The wider family includes derived forms such as activistic, actorvist, antiactivist, artivist, and blacktivist and related words such as activism.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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