noun / adjective

feminist

FEM-uh-nist/fˈɛmʌnɪst/

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

The feminist challenges unequal pay for equal work.

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.

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.

In context

TEDx Talks9:41

I was a feminist of about ten years, and I thought I was well-versed on gender equality issues.

MEETING THE ENEMY A feminist comes to terms with the Men's Rights movement | Cassie Jaye | TEDxMarin

More examples

Several feminists joined the campaign.
She studied feminist writing.
He supports feminist goals.

Forms

feminist · feminists

feminism noun — support for women’s equal rights

Similar words

egalitarian: Supports equality more broadly than women's rights.
advocate: Supports a cause without specifying which one.