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campaigner

noun
/kæmˈpeɪnə(ɹ)/

Etymology

From campaign (verb) + -er (agent noun suffix) or from campaign (noun) + -er (occupational suffix).

  1. derived from campus
  2. derived from campānia
  3. derived from campagna
  4. derived from campagne
  5. formed as campaigner — “campaign + -er”

Definitions

  1. A person who has served in a military campaign.

  2. A military veteran.

  3. A person who campaigns for a person running for political office or works, or supports,…

    A person who campaigns for a person running for political office or works, or supports, in an organised and active way towards a goal; an activist.

    • The US supreme court has ruled unanimously that natural human genes cannot be patented, a decision that scientists and civil rights campaigners said removed a major barrier to patient care and medical innovation.
    • It is remembered unfondly by politicians, communities and campaigners as the document that heralded widespread reductions in the size of the railway.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Someone with experience in a certain field.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA