counter-protester
noun[C]
(alsocounterprotester)uk/ˈkaʊn.tə.prəˌtes.tər/us/ˈkaʊn.t̬ɚ.ˌproʊ.tes.tɚ/someone whotakespartin aprotestexpressingopposingviewsto anotherprotestorevent:
About 150 counter-protestersjeeredfromacrossthestreet.
A counterprotester wasarrestedshortlybefore themarchstartedforattackingone of theprotesters.
- Authoritiesfeartherallycouldattractcounterprotesters.
- Afightbetween thegroupand counter-protestersledto twoarrests.
- Some counter-protestersshoutedobscenitiesandmockedthemarchersastraitors.
- Incontrast, only ahandfulof counter-protestersappeared.
Activism & pressure groups
- activism
- activist
- agitation
- agitator
- agitprop
- clicktivism
- clicktivist
- counter-demonstrate
- counter-demonstration
- counter-demonstrator
- insurgency
- insurrection
- interest group
- lobbyist
- manosphere
- social entrepreneur
- special interest group
- super-lobbyist
- super-militant
- take a kneeidiom