féministe

advocate of women's rights

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A women's-equality advocate visibly challenges unequal pay for a woman and a man doing the same work, demanding matching compensation rather than giving charity.

noun / adjective

feminist

FEM-uh-nist/fˈɛmʌnɪst/

Supporting women's equal rights, or a person who does so.

Etymology

feministFrenchadvocate of women's rights

French féministe is tied to feminism, whose meanings developed from “qualities of females” to advocacy of women's rights. The person named here supports that rights-based cause.

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