demonstrator
[ dem-uh n-strey-ter ]
/ ˈdɛm ənˌstreɪ tər /
noun
a person or thing that demonstrates.
Also demonstrant. a person who takes part in a public demonstration, as by marching or picketing.
a person who explains orteaches by practical demonstrations.
a person who exhibits the use and application of (a product, service, etc.) to a prospective customer.
the product, device, machine, etc., actually used in demonstrations to purchasers or prospective customers: They sold the demonstrator at half price.
RELATED WORDS
radical, striker, rioter, marcher, revolutionary, agitator, troublemaker, dissenter, objector, disrupter
Nearby words
- demonstrate,
- demonstration,
- demonstration model,
- demonstrative,
- demonstrative pronouns,
- demonym,
- demoralize,
- demoralizing,
- demos,
- demoscene
Origin of demonstrator
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demonstrator
/ (ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtə) /
noun
a person who demonstrates equipment, machines, products, etc
a person who takes part in a public demonstration
a piece of merchandise, such as a car that one test-drives, used to display merits or performance to prospective buyers
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demonstrator
1610s, "one who points out," agent noun in Latin form from demonstrate. From 1680s as "one who uses exhibits as a method of teaching;" 1870 as "one who participates in public demonstrations."
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