campaigner

English

Etymology

From campaign (verb) + -er (agent noun suffix), or campaign (noun) + -er (occupational suffix).[1]

Noun

campaigner (plural campaigners)

  1. A person who has served in a military campaign.
  2. (by extension) A military veteran.
  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.
  4. Someone with experience in a certain field.

Translations

References

  1. campaigner, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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