demonstrator
noun
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Definition of demonstrator
: 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.
Recent Examples on the Web
The violence against demonstrators these past weeks would presumably reduce the score even more dramatically. — Mona Charen, National Review, "What Hong Kong Means for the U.S.," 16 Aug. 2019 The protests have in recent weeks turned to focus on police brutality against demonstrators. — BostonGlobe.com, "Trump says China is moving troops toward Hong Kong," 13 Aug. 2019 Hundreds of demonstrators gathered at the Amazon Books in Manhattan on Sunday, protesting the company's involvement with ICE. — Caitlin O'kane, CBS News, "Hundreds protest at Amazon store in Manhattan against company's ICE involvement," 12 Aug. 2019 Music blasted as protesters expressed themselves through song, with some people dancing in the roads that had surrendered to the wave of demonstrators. — Kayla Epstein, The Denver Post, "Puerto Ricans shut down highway, march toward Capitol to demand that governor resign," 22 July 2019 The marches came just over a week after massive demonstrations on June 30, when tens of thousands of demonstrators flooded the streets in the biggest show of numbers in the uprising. — Fay Abuelgasim And Samy Magdy, SFChronicle.com, "Sudan activists call for justice for slain protesters," 13 July 2019 For those few hours, Hong Kong’s tenacious tribe of demonstrators had a chief. — Suzanne Sataline, The Christian Science Monitor, "Hong Kong protests: Is anyone in charge?," 9 July 2019 Georgian authorities have been notably lenient with pro-Russian activists like Levan Vasadze, who recently called for violence against LGBTQ demonstrators in Georgia’s first-ever Pride event. — Ani Chkhikvadze, The New Republic, "Why Georgia Brings Out Putin’s Insecurities," 25 June 2019 Thousands of demonstrators joined together to protest how the government is handling the economy in June 2019. — Jessica Eise, Quartz Africa, "How foreign aid helped and hurt one of the world’s poorest countries," 21 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'demonstrator.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for demonstrator
demonstrator
noun
English Language Learners Definition of demonstrator
: a person who is part of an event in which people gather together in order to show that they support or oppose something or someone : a person who participates in a demonstration
: a person who shows other people how something is used or done
See the full definition for demonstrator in the English Language Learners Dictionary
demonstrator
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dem·on·stra·tor
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Kids Definition of demonstrator
1
: a person who makes or takes part in a demonstration
2
: a manufactured article (as an automobile) used for demonstration
demonstrator
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dem·on·stra·tor
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Medical Definition of demonstrator
: a teacher or teacher's assistant who demonstrates principles or theories studied (as by dissection, experiment, or chemical preparation)
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