Activist — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a militant reformer

advocating or engaged in activism

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɑːɹnˈɪvɚɹəsnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈɜːps/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈɜːps/

3 syllables Say it as /kɑːɹnˈɪvɚɹəsnəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

activistic militant

Parts of Speech

noun	a militant reformer
adjective	advocating or engaged in activism

Word Forms

activist	adjective	advocating or engaged in activism
activism	noun	a policy of taking direct and militant action to achieve a political or social goal
activist	noun	a militant reformer

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Aktivist

ein militanter Reformer

🇫🇷French

activiste

un réformateur militant

🇪🇸Spanish

activista

un reformador militante

🇮🇹Italian

attivista

un riformatore militante

🇵🇹Portuguese

ativista

um reformador militante

🇷🇺Russian

активист

воинствующий реформатор

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कार्यकर्ता

एक उग्रवादी सुधारक

🇧🇩Bengali

কর্মী

একজন জঙ্গি সংস্কারক

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆர்வலர்

ஒரு போர்க்குணமிக்க சீர்திருத்தவாதி

🇮🇳Telugu

కార్యకర్త

ఒక మిలిటెంట్ సంస్కర్త

🇮🇳Marathi

कार्यकर्ता

एक अतिरेकी सुधारक

🇮🇳Gujarati

કાર્યકર

એક આતંકવાદી સુધારક

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಾರ್ಯಕರ್ತ

ಉಗ್ರಗಾಮಿ ಸುಧಾರಕ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രവർത്തകൻ

ഒരു മിലിറ്റൻ്റ് പരിഷ്കർത്താവ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਾਰਕੁਨ

ਇੱਕ ਖਾੜਕੂ ਸੁਧਾਰਕ

🇵🇰Urdu

کارکن

ایک عسکریت پسند اصلاح کار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

活动家

激进的改革家

🇯🇵Japanese

活動家

戦闘的な改革者

🇰🇷Korean

활동가

전투적인 개혁가

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhà hoạt động

một nhà cải cách quân sự

🇹🇭Thai

นักเคลื่อนไหว

นักปฏิรูปหัวรุนแรง

🇮🇩Indonesian

aktivis

seorang reformis militan

🇵🇭Filipino

aktibista

isang militanteng repormador

🇲🇾Malay

aktivis

seorang pembaharu militan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ناشط

مصلح متشدد

🇮🇷Persian

فعال

یک اصلاح طلب مبارز

🇹🇷Turkish

aktivist

militan bir reformcu

🇮🇱Hebrew

אקטיביסט

רפורמטור מיליטנטי

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