feminist

See also Feminist

English

Etymology

First recorded in English 1894, from French féministe (1872). Ultimately from Latin fēminīnus, from fēmina (“woman”). See also feminine, feminism.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈfɛmənɪst/, X-SAMPA: /"fEm@nIst/

Adjective

feminist (comparative more feminist, superlative most feminist)

1. Relating to or in accordance with feminism.

Translations

relating to or in accordance with feminism

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 女權主義的 (cmn), 女权主义的 (cmn) (nǚquánzhǔyì de)

• Dutch: feministisch (nl)
• Finnish: feministinen (fi)
• French: féministe (fr)
• German: feministisch (de)
• Irish: feimineach (ga)

• Lithuanian: feministinis (lt) m, feministinė (lt) f, feministiškas (lt) m, feministiška (lt) f
• Russian: феминистский (ru) (feminístskij), феминистический (ru) (feministíčeskij)
• Serbo-Croatian: feministički (sh)
• Spanish: feminista (es)
• Swedish: feministisk (sv)

Noun

feminist (plural feminists)

1. A advocate of feminism; a person who believes in bringing about the equality of the sexes (of women and men) in all aspects of public and private life.
2. A member of a feminist political movement.

Translations

advocate of feminism; person who believes in bringing about the equality of men and women

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 女權主義者 (cmn), 女权主义者 (cmn) (nǚquánzhǔyìzhě), 女權擴張論者 (cmn), 女权扩张论者 (cmn) (nǚquánkuòzhānglùnzhě)

• Dutch: feminist (nl) m, feministe (nl) f
• Finnish: feministi (fi)
• French: féministe (fr) m and f
• German: Feminist (de) m, Feministin (de) f
• Irish: feimineach (ga) m, feiminí (ga) m
• Italian: femminista (it) m and f

• Japanese: フェミニスト (ja) (feminisuto), 女権拡張論者 (ja) (じょけんかくちょうろんしゃ, jokenkakuchōronsha)
• Lithuanian: feministas (lt) m, feministė (lt) f
• Russian: феминист (ru) (feminíst) m, феминистка (ru) (feminístka) f
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: феминиста (sh) f, феминисткиња (sh) f

  Roman: feminista (sh) f, feministkinja (sh) f

• Spanish: feminista (es) m and f
• Swedish: feminist (sv) c

member of a feminist political movement

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 女權主義者 (cmn), 女权主义者 (cmn) (nǚquánzhǔyìzhě)

• Dutch: feminist (nl) m, feministe (nl) f
• Finnish: feministi (fi)
• German: Feminist (de) m, Feministin (de) f

• Irish: feimineach (ga) m, feiminí (ga) m
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: феминиста (sh) f, феминисткиња (sh) f

  Roman: feminista (sh) f, feministkinja (sh) f

• Swedish: feminist (sv) c

Related terms

• feminism
• feminine
• femicentric, femi-centric
• feminocentric, feminacentric

Derived terms

• feminazi (pejorative)

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Dutch

Noun

feminist m (plural feministen, diminutive feministje)

1. feminist

Related terms

• feministisch (adj)
• feminisme f
• feministe f

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Serbo-Croatian

Noun

feminist m (Cyrillic spelling феминист)

1. feminist