feminist

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   of or relating to or advocating equal rights for women

   feminist critique

2. 2
   adj

   Relating to or in accordance with feminism.

   Feminist struggle takes place anytime anywhere any female or male resists sexism, sexist exploitation, and oppression.

3. 3
   noun

   a supporter of feminism

4. 4
   noun

   An advocate of feminism; a person who believes in bringing about the equality of the sexes (of women and men) in all aspects of public and private life.

5. 5
   noun

   A member of a feminist political movement.

Etymology

First attested in 1852. Ultimately from Latin fēminīnus, from fēmina (“woman”). See also feminine, feminism.