feminist

See also: Feminist

English

Etymology

First recorded in English 1852. Ultimately from Latin fēminīnus, from fēmina (“woman”). See also feminine, feminism.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɛmənɪst/
• Hyphenation: fem‧in‧ist

Adjective

feminist (comparative more feminist, superlative most feminist)

1. relating to or in accordance with feminism.
   • 2000 May 1, bell hooks, Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center, 2nd edition, page xi:

     Feminist struggle takes place anytime anywhere any female or male resists sexism, sexist exploitation, and oppression.

   Hypernym: egalitarian

Translations

relating to or in accordance with feminism

• Asturian: feminista
• Catalan: feminista m or f
• Chinese:

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

• Czech: feministický (cs)
• Danish: feministisk
• Dutch: feministisch (nl)
• Finnish: feministinen (fi)
• French: féministe (fr)
• Galician: feminista (gl) m or f
• German: feministisch
• Greek: φεμινιστικός (el) (feministikós)
• Irish: feimineach
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• Lithuanian: feministinis m, feministinė f, feministiškas m, feministiška f
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: feministisk

  Nynorsk: feministisk

• Polish: feministyczny (pl) m
• Portuguese: feminista (pt) m or f
• Russian: фемини́стский (ru) (feminístskij), феминисти́ческий (ru) (feministíčeskij)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Roman: feminìstičkī (sh)

• Slovak: feministický
• Spanish: feminista (es) m or f
• Swedish: feministisk (sv)
• Welsh: benywyddol, ffeministaidd
• Yiddish: פֿעמיניסטיש (feministish)

Noun

feminist (plural feminists)

1. an 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

   Hypernym: egalitarian

2. a member of a feminist political movement

Derived terms

• antifeminist
• cyberfeminist
• femifascism (blend)
• femifascist (blend)
• feminazi (blend)

 

Related terms

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

 

Translations

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

• Catalan: feminista m or f
• Chinese:

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

• Danish: feminist c, kvindeforkæmper c, kvindesagsforkæmper c
• Dutch: feminist (nl) m, feministe (nl) f
• Esperanto: feministo (eo) (male or female), feministino (female)
• Finnish: feministi (fi)
• French: féministe (fr) m or f
• Galician: feminista (gl) m or f
• German: Feminist (de) m, Feministin (de) f
• Greek: φεμινίστρια (el) f (feminístria), φεμινιστής (el) m (feministís)
• Ido: feministo (io)
• Irish: feimineach m, feiminí m
• Italian: femminista (it) m or f
• Japanese: フェミニスト (feminisuto), 女権拡張論者 (じょけんかくちょうろんしゃ, jokenkakuchōronsha)
• Korean: 페미니스트 (peminiseuteu), 남녀평등주의자 (namnyeopyeongdeungjuuija)
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• Lithuanian: feministas m, feministė f
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: feminist m

  Nynorsk: feminist m

• Polish: feminista (pl) m, feministka (pl) f
• Portuguese: feminista (pt) m or f
• Russian: фемини́ст (ru) m (feminíst), фемини́стка (ru) f (feminístka)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: феминиста f, феминѝсткиња f

  Roman: feminista f, feminìstkinja (sh) f

• Slovak: feministka f, feminista m
• Spanish: feminista (es) m or f
• Swedish: feminist (sv) c
• Turkish: feminist (tr), hatuncu
• Welsh: benywydd m or f, ffeminydd m, ffeminyddes f
• Yiddish: פֿעמיניסט m (feminist), פֿעמיניסטין f (feministin)

member of a feminist political movement

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 女權主義者／女权主义者 (nǚquán zhǔyìzhě), 女权主义者 (nǚquánzhǔyìzhě)

• Dutch: feminist (nl) m, feministe (nl) f
• Esperanto: feministo (eo) (male or female), feministino (female)
• Finnish: feministi (fi)
• Galician: feminista (gl) m or f
• German: Feminist (de) m, Feministin (de) f
• Ido: feministo (io)
• Irish: feimineach m, feiminí m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: feminist m

  Nynorsk: feminist m

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• Polish: feminista (pl) m, feministka (pl) f
• Portuguese: feminista (pt) m or f
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: феминиста f, феминѝсткиња f

  Roman: feminista f, feminìstkinja (sh) f

• Slovak: feministka f, feminista m
• Spanish: feminista (es) m or f
• Swedish: feminist (sv) c
• Turkish: feminist (tr)
• Yiddish: פֿעמיניסט m (feminist), פֿעמיניסטין f (feministin)

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Danish

Etymology

From French féministe.

Noun

feminist c (singular definite feministen, plural indefinite feminister)

1. feminist

   Synonyms: kvindeforkæmper, kvindesagsforkæmper

Declension

Declension of feminist

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	feminist	feministen	feminister	feministerne
genitive	feminists	feministens	feministers	feministernes

Derived terms

• feministisk

References

• “feminist” in Den Danske Ordbog

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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Noun

feminist m (plural feministen, diminutive feministje n, feminine feministe)

1. feminist

Derived terms

• feministisch (adjective)

Related terms

• feminisme f

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Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

feminist m (definite singular feministen, indefinite plural feminister, definite plural feministene)

1. a feminist

Related terms

• feminisme
• feministisk

 

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

feminist m (definite singular feministen, indefinite plural feministar, definite plural feministane)

1. a feminist

Derived terms

• feministisk

Related terms

• feminisme

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Serbo-Croatian

Noun

feminist m (Cyrillic spelling феминист)

1. feminist