suffragette

noun

suf·​frag·​ette ˌsə-fri-ˈjet 

: a woman who advocates suffrage for women

Examples of suffragette in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

American women have long used quilts to send messages to lawmakers, from abolitionists and suffragettes to the AIDS Memorial quilt. —Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 7 May 2025

Beyond her pioneering achievements behind the wheel, Levitt was also an inventor, a royal driving instructor, a suffragette and an outspoken writer. —Jamie Lang, Variety, 23 Apr. 2025

Shaina Taub’s musical chronicles the rise of the suffragette movement to gain voting rights for women. —Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2025

During a few of Trump’s prior State of the Union addresses, female politicians including Nancy Pelosi donned all-white ensembles as a nod to the women’s suffragette movement and the ongoing fight for gender equality. —Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 5 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

suffrage + -ette

First Known Use

1906, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for suffragette

• alphabet
• arpanet
• bayonet
• biuret
• cigarette
• clarinet
• coronet
• coverlet
• dataset
• epithet
• ethernet
• heavyset

Kids Definition

suffragette

noun

suf·​frag·​ette ˌsəf-ri-ˈjet 

: a woman who supported voting rights for women when women were not allowed to vote