noun · neutral
feminist
/ˈfemɪnɪst/FEM·i·nist
Band 5-6task2speaking
a person who supports social, political, and economic equality for women
Examples
“Many feminists campaign for equal pay.”
“She is a well-known feminist writer.”
“Feminist organisations often highlight issues like childcare and parental leave.”
Band 8 sentence
“Feminists argue that workplace policies such as paid parental leave are essential to closing the gender pay gap.”
Collocations
- feminist movement
- feminist writer
- radical feminist
Word family
feminism nounfeminist noun / adjectivefeminine adjective
Common mistakes
She is feminist.→She is a feminist.
I am feminism.→I support feminism. / I am a feminist.
Say it for a higher band
5women's rights activist→6gender equality advocate→7+feminist
Synonyms
women's rights activist
Easily confused
women's rights activist
“She's a well-known women's rights activist who campaigns for equal pay.”
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In -ist
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