Definition
a person who campaigns for social or political change
Etymology
from 'active' + '-ist', coined in early 20th century to describe those taking active roles in causes
Kelly Says
Activists are literally people who believe in taking action - the word perfectly captures the 'doing' spirit of social change!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አክቲቪስት
ahk-tee-veest
BNবাংলা
সক্রিয়
shoh-kree-yoh
CACatalà
activista
ak-tee-vee-stah
CSČeština
aktivista
ak-tee-vee-stah
DADansk
aktivist
ak-tee-veest
DEDeutsch
Aktivist
ak-tee-veest
ELΕλληνικά
ενεργός
eh-neh-ghohs
ESEspañol
activista
ak-tee-vee-stah
FISuomi
aktivisti
ak-tee-vee-stee
FRFrançais
militant
mee-lee-tahn
GUGU
કાર્યકર
kah-ryah-kar
HAHA
mai aiki
mah-ee ah-ee-kee
HIहिन्दी
कार्यकर्ता
kah-ryah-kar-tah
HUMagyar
aktivista
ak-tee-vee-stah
IDBahasa Indonesia
aktivis
ak-tee-vees
IGIG
onye na-eme ihe
oh-nyeh nah-eh-meh ee-heh
ITItaliano
attivista
ah-tee-vee-stah
KKKK
активист
ak-tee-veest
KMKM
សកម្មជន
sah-kam-chun
MRMR
कार्यकर्ता
kah-ryah-kar-tah
MSBahasa Melayu
aktivis
ak-tee-vees
MYမြန်မာ
လှုပ်ရှားသူ
hloot-shar-thu
NLNederlands
activist
ak-tee-veest
NONorsk
aktivist
ak-tee-veest
PAPA
ਕਾਰਜਕਰਤਾ
kah-ryah-kar-tah
PLPolski
aktywista
ak-tee-vee-stah
PTPortuguês
ativista
ah-tee-vee-stah
RORomână
activist
ak-tee-veest
RUРусский
активист
ak-tee-veest
SVSvenska
aktivist
ak-tee-veest
SWKiswahili
mwanaharakati
m-wah-nah-hah-rah-kee-tee
TAதமிழ்
செயற்பாட்டாளர்
sey-al-pah-thah-lar
TEతెలుగు
కార్యకర్త
kah-ryah-kar-tah
THไทย
นักกิจกรรม
nahk gii-kam
TLTL
aktibista
ak-tee-bee-stah
TRTürkçe
aktivist
ak-tee-veest
UKУкраїнська
активіст
ak-tee-veest
VITiếng Việt
nhân viên hoạt động
ngheen vee-en hwaht dohng
ZUZU
isishoshovu
ee-see-shoh-shoh-voo