feminist

C1 Topic:People & Society

US /ˈfɛmənɪst/ See IPA manual

Freq #14359

Meanings

1

noun
A person who supports equal rights for women and men.

As a feminist, she campaigns for equal pay in the workplace.
2

adj
Relating to or supporting equal rights for women.

The novel offers a sharp feminist critique of family life.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a person who supports equal... women's rightist

Word family

Forms feminists

Derived forms afrofeministanarcha-feministanarcho-feministantifeministcounterfeministcyberfeministecofeministeffeministextrafeministfauxministfembitchfemcunt

Related forms femi-centricfemicentricfeminacentricfemininefeminismfeminocentricfeminocentrism

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Phrases (1)

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feminist movement
organized efforts to achieve equal rights and opportunities for women

Adjective + noun

Etymology

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

*dʰeh₁(y)- Proto-Indo-European fēminīnus Latin

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People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives

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# feminist

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun, adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈfɛmənɪst/
**Frequency rank:** 14359

## Meanings
1. A person who supports equal rights for women and men.
2. Relating to or supporting equal rights for women.

## Examples
- As a feminist, she campaigns for equal pay in the workplace.
- The novel offers a sharp feminist critique of family life.

## Derived Forms
- afrofeminist
- anarcha-feminist
- anarcho-feminist
- antifeminist
- counterfeminist
- cyberfeminist
- ecofeminist
- effeminist
- extrafeminist
- fauxminist
- fembitch
- femcunt

## Related Forms
- femi-centric
- femicentric
- feminacentric
- feminine
- feminism
- feminocentric
- feminocentrism

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *dʰeh₁(y)-
- Root: fēminīnus

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

## AI Etymology
Feminist is first attested in 1852. Ultimately from Latin fēminīnus, from fēmina (“woman”). See also feminine, feminism. The historical chain includes *dʰeh₁(y)- (Proto-Indo-European) and fēminīnus (Latin). The surrounding word family includes derived forms such as afrofeminist, anarcha-feminist, anarcho-feminist, and antifeminist and related forms such as femi-centric, femicentric, and feminacentric. In present use it covers a person who supports equal rights for women and men and relating to or supporting equal rights for women.

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

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