objector

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /əbˈdʒɛktɚ/ UK /əbˈdʒɛktə/ See IPA manual

noun

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noun
a person who expresses opposition or dissent to something

As a conscientious objector, he refused to bear arms in the war.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a person who expresses... dissenter protester opponent critic resister

Opposites

supporter proponent advocate

Word family

Related forms object objection objective

Etymology

From Latin obiectare ('to throw before, oppose') plus the agent suffix -or; from obicere, from ob- ('against') plus iacere ('to throw').

obicere Latin iacere Latin

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# objector

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** əbˈdʒɛktɚ
**IPA (UK):** əbˈdʒɛktə

## Meanings
1. a person who expresses opposition or dissent to something

## Examples
- As a conscientious objector, he refused to bear arms in the war.

## Synonyms
- dissenter
- protester
- opponent
- critic
- resister

## Antonyms
- supporter
- proponent
- advocate

## Related Forms
- object
- objection
- objective

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: obicere
- Root: iacere

## Etymology
From Latin obiectare ('to throw before, oppose') plus the agent suffix -or; from obicere, from ob- ('against') plus iacere ('to throw').

## AI Etymology
Objector is from Latin obiectare ('to throw before, oppose') plus the agent suffix -or; from obicere, from ob- ('against') plus iacere ('to throw'). Important recorded forms include obicere (Latin) and iacere (Latin). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers a person who expresses opposition or dissent to something. The wider family includes related words such as object, objection, and objective.

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

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