suf|fra|gette

suf|fra|gette
suf|fra|gette «SUHF ruh JEHT», noun.
a woman supporter of the cause of suffrage for women.

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  • suffragette — suf•fra•gette [[t]ˌsʌf rəˈdʒɛt[/t]] n. use a woman who advocates female suffrage • Etymology: 1900–05 suf fra•get′tism, n. usage: See ette …   From formal English to slang

  • suffragette — suf|fra|gette [ˌsʌfrəˈdʒet] n a woman who tried to gain the right to vote for women especially as a member of a group in Britain or the US in the early 20th century …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • suffragette — suf|fra|gette [ ,sʌfrə dʒet ] noun count in the U.S. and the U.K. a woman who took part in public protests about giving women the right to vote in the early 1900s …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Suffragette — Suf fra*gette n. A woman who advocates the right to vote for women; a woman suffragist. Note: This term was applied mostly to women in the United States prior to the adoption of the 19th amendment to the constitution in 1920, giving women the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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