What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Feminist vs Suffragette - What's the difference?

feminist | suffragette |

As nouns the difference between feminist and suffragette

is that feminist is an advocate of feminism; a person who believes in bringing about the equality of the sexes (of women and men) in all aspects of public and private life while suffragette is a female supporter, often militant, of women's right to vote in the early 20th century.

As an adjective feminist

is relating to or in accordance with feminism.

feminist

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Relating to or in accordance with feminism.
  • * {{quote-book
    • , date = 2000-05-01 , author = (bell hooks) , title = , edition = 2nd , page = xi , pageurl = http://books.google.com/books?id=uvIQbop4cdsC&pg=PR11 , passage = Feminist struggle takes place anytime anywhere any female or male resists sexism, sexist exploitation, and oppression. }}

    Hypernyms

    * egalitarian

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An advocate of feminism; a person who believes in bringing about the equality of the sexes (of women and men) in all aspects of public and private life.
  • A member of a feminist political movement.

    • Hypernyms

    * egalitarian

    Related terms

    * feminism * feminine * femicentric, femi-centric * feminocentric, feminacentric

    Derived terms

    * feminazi (pejorative) ----

    suffragette

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia suffragette) (en noun)
  • A female supporter, often militant, of women's right to vote in the early 20th century

    • Synonyms

    * suffragist