demonstrant

American  

[duh-mon-struhnt] / dəˈmɒn strənt /

noun

1. demonstrator.

---

Etymology

Origin of demonstrant

1865–70; < Latin dēmonstrant- (stem of dēmonstrāns ), present participle of dēmonstrāre to show. See demonstrate, -ant

Example Sentences

In his omnibus mens doctissimi auctoris paulo clarius explicanda videtur, ne quis inde occasionem sumat vim elevandi argumentorum quae Dei existentiam demonstrant.

From The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, April 1865 by Various

Inter omnes qualitates, figurae maxime sequuntur et demonstrant speciem rerum.

From Ontology or the Theory of Being by Coffey, Peter

DIEV, Ciel, Mer, Terre, procrea De rien demonstrant sa puissance Et puis de la terre crea L'homme, & la femme a sa semblance.

From The Dance of Death by Dobson, Austin

—The poet Gray, writing to his friend Mr. West, asks him to guess where the following description of a dimple is found: "Sigilla in mento inpressa Amoris digitulo Vestigio demonstrant mollitudinem."

From Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 95, August 23, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various

Bracton adopts some of the best known among the definitions and maxims of Roman law: "Filius hæres legittimus est quando nuptiæ demonstrant," vol. ii. p.

From A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance by Jusserand, Jean Jules