feminist
Americanadjective
noun
noun
adjective
Other Word Forms
- antifeminist noun
- antifeministic adjective
- nonfeminist adjective
- profeminist noun
- unfeminist noun
Etymology
Origin of feminist
First recorded in 1850–55 (probably in the current sense, but possibly in the sense “feminine, womanly”); from Latin fēmina “woman” + -ist ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Piggy addressed the naysayers, as well as her own backpedaling on the “f-word,” in her acceptance speech: “As of today, I am a feminist,” Piggy announced.
From Salon
I am American and Iranian, a progressive feminist, a humanitarian.
Ms. DuBois, a feminist scholar and professor of history at University of California, Los Angeles, pulls Stanton’s reputation out of the mud by putting her words and actions into historical context.
She was one of sixty-eight early feminists who signed the revolutionary Declaration of Sentiments, calling for equal citizenship for women in the United States.
From Literature
Long condemned as a traitor, Malinche is being reimagined as a brilliant Indigenous survivor whose intelligence and resilience helped shape Mexico, amid a feminist and cultural reckoning that is rewriting her place in history.
From Los Angeles Times
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