"campaigner" meaning in English

See campaigner in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kæmˈpeɪnə(ɹ)/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-campaigner.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-campaigner.wav [US] Forms: campaigners [plural]
Etymology: From campaign (verb) + -er (agent noun suffix) or from campaign (noun) + -er (occupational suffix). Etymology templates: {{af|en|campaign|-er|id2=agent noun|pos1=verb|pos2=agent noun suffix}} campaign (verb) + -er (agent noun suffix), {{af|en|campaign|-er|id2=occupation|pos1=noun|pos2=occupational suffix}} campaign (noun) + -er (occupational suffix) Head templates: {{en-noun}} campaigner (plural campaigners)
  1. A person who has served in a military campaign.
    Sense id: en-campaigner-en-noun-GasG3Ubp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), English terms suffixed with -er (occupation), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Māori translations, Terms with Turkish translations, People Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 7 18 12 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 65 6 13 15 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (occupation): 31 16 27 26 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 66 6 14 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 78 4 9 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 3 6 6 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 69 8 10 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 69 5 11 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Māori translations: 76 4 8 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 71 7 9 12 Disambiguation of People: 53 0 47 0
  2. (by extension) A military veteran. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-campaigner-en-noun-ylvDfyUv Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er (occupation) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (occupation): 31 16 27 26
  3. A person who campaigns for a person running for political office or works, or supports, in an organised and active way towards a goal; an activist. Translations (a person who works in an organised and active way towards, or supports, a goal): Aktivist [masculine] (German), Aktivistin [feminine] (German), αγωνιστής (agonistís) (Greek), kaihāpai (Māori), aktivist (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-campaigner-en-noun-jh2WV0Ww Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er (occupation), People Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (occupation): 31 16 27 26 Disambiguation of People: 53 0 47 0 Disambiguation of 'a person who works in an organised and active way towards, or supports, a goal': 40 4 54 3
  4. Someone with experience in a certain field.
    Sense id: en-campaigner-en-noun-LRZW9QUS Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er (occupation) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (occupation): 31 16 27 26

Inflected forms

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