dissenter (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *dissenter*:
NOUN	person	dissenter, dissident, protester, objector, contestant	a person who dissents from some established policy

dissenter > pronunciation
Sounds	dihseh'nter
Rhymes	abductor ... zoster: 649 rhymes with ter...

English > *dissenter*: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaning	A person who dissents from some established policy.
Synonyms	dissident, protester, objector, contestant
Narrower	NIMBY	someone who objects to siting something in their own neighborhood but does not object to it being sited elsewhere
	conscientious objector, CO	One who refuses / refuses to serve in the armed forces on grounds of conscience
	nonconformist, recusant	someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct
	political dissident	A dissenter from political orthodoxy
Broader	person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul	A human being
Spanish	contestatario, disidencia, disidente, manifestante, objetante, objetor
Catalan	contestatari, dissident, objector
Verbs	dissent	be of different opinions
Verbs	dissent	express opposition through action or words / words

HyperDic: dissenter