demonstrator
noun
dem·on·stra·tor
ˈde-mən-ˌstrā-tər 
: one that demonstrates:
a
: a product (such as an automobile) used to demonstrate performance or merits to prospective buyers
b
: a person who engages in a public demonstration
Examples of demonstrator in a Sentence
Thousands of demonstrators marched through the streets.
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Students have joined forces with hundreds of striking academic workers at UC Santa Cruz, who allege the University of California’s response to pro-Palestinian demonstrators has violated their free speech rights.
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Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024
From retirees fanning themselves in the heat to uniformed high-school students waving sunflowers and mothers with children in tow, the demonstrators condemned the KMT, saying its bills risk undermining Taiwan’s democracy and doing Beijing’s bidding.
—Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 May 2024
Similar protests at other universities have devolved into the arrest of student demonstrators or the dismantling of encampments by police; some have erupted in violence.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2024
The Trump administration sanctioned Raisi for his role in carrying out the massacre of 5,000 Iranian political prisoners in 1988 and for his role in the clerical regime’s slaughter of 1,500 Iranian demonstrators in 2019.
—Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News, 20 May 2024
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Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024
From retirees fanning themselves in the heat to uniformed high-school students waving sunflowers and mothers with children in tow, the demonstrators condemned the KMT, saying its bills risk undermining Taiwan’s democracy and doing Beijing’s bidding.
—Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 May 2024
Similar protests at other universities have devolved into the arrest of student demonstrators or the dismantling of encampments by police; some have erupted in violence.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2024
The Trump administration sanctioned Raisi for his role in carrying out the massacre of 5,000 Iranian political prisoners in 1988 and for his role in the clerical regime’s slaughter of 1,500 Iranian demonstrators in 2019.
—Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News, 20 May 2024
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“Demonstrator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/demonstrator. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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demonstrator
noun
dem·on·stra·tor
ˈdem-ən-ˌstrāt-ər
1
: a person who makes or takes part in a demonstration
2
: a manufactured article (as an automobile) used for purposes of demonstration
Medical Definition
demonstrator
noun
dem·on·stra·tor
ˈdem-ən-ˌstrāt-ər
: a teacher or teacher's assistant who demonstrates principles or theories studied (as by dissection, experiment, or chemical preparation)
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