Dissenter
A Protestant Christian who does not follow the established church, the Church of EnglandA Protestant Christian who does not follow the established church, the Church of England.
» Tom was the lone dissenter.
CM · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(UK)A Protestant Christian who does not follow the established church, the Church of England.
Near-synonyms: (all sometimes synonymous) Nonconformist, recusant, Free Churchman; autem cackler (archaic cant)
a person who dissents from some established policy
A person who took part in the Dissenters' March in Moscow.
Examples
6 sentencesTom was the lone dissenter.
Freedom is always the freedom of dissenters.
deFreiheit, das ist immer die Freiheit des Andersdenkenden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
Freedom is always the freedom of the dissenter.
deFreiheit ist immer die Freiheit des Andersdenkenden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom is the lone dissenter.
Dissenters were treated with whips.
ruНесогласных угощали плетьми. — marafon
Forms
plural: Dissenters| Singular | Dissenter |
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regular
Synonyms
8 synonyms- a person who dissents from some established policy:dissidentprotesterobjectorcontestant