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
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Thousands of demonstrators marched through the streets.
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Rocklin police vehicles cruised the road several times, with officers using speakers to ask protesters to stay out of traffic, but a number of demonstrators crossed to engage in discussions — sometimes heated — with the opposite group.
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Nathaniel Levine, Sacbee.com, 30 Mar. 2025
In the lead-up to the Black Mass event, Gov. Laura Kelly said no demonstrators — Satanic, Christian or otherwise — would be allowed inside Friday.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2025
Protests in Gaza calling for an end to the war with Israel and for Hamas' ouster gathered momentum Wednesday, with hundreds of demonstrators for a second day displaying rare dissent against the militant group that has run the Palestinian enclave for nearly two decades.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2025
He is accused of driving his car over a curb and partially onto the sidewalk along the 5500 block of Okeechobee Boulevard near West Palm Beach on Saturday afternoon, in the direction of a large group of demonstrators, a probable cause affidavit said.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2025
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Nathaniel Levine, Sacbee.com, 30 Mar. 2025
In the lead-up to the Black Mass event, Gov. Laura Kelly said no demonstrators — Satanic, Christian or otherwise — would be allowed inside Friday.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2025
Protests in Gaza calling for an end to the war with Israel and for Hamas' ouster gathered momentum Wednesday, with hundreds of demonstrators for a second day displaying rare dissent against the militant group that has run the Palestinian enclave for nearly two decades.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2025
He is accused of driving his car over a curb and partially onto the sidewalk along the 5500 block of Okeechobee Boulevard near West Palm Beach on Saturday afternoon, in the direction of a large group of demonstrators, a probable cause affidavit said.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Demonstrator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/demonstrator. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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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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