demonstrator
noun
dem·on·stra·tor
ˈde-mən-ˌstrā-tər 
: one that demonstrates:
a
: a product (such as an automobile) used to demonstrate performance or merits to prospective buyers
b
: a person who engages in a public demonstration
Examples of demonstrator in a Sentence
Thousands of demonstrators marched through the streets.
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Authorities in military-style gear faced off with demonstrators amid billowing smoke.
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Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 July 2025
Homemade signs showed the breadth of issues that drew the demonstrators together: corporate greed, immigration, women and LGBTQ+ rights and more.
—Ken Palmer, Freep.com, 3 July 2025
The person who threw Molotov cocktails at demonstrators attending a march for Israeli hostages in Colorado last month: that’s what globalizing the intifada looks like.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 2 July 2025
Hundreds of students and other demonstrators gathered on the Capitol grounds Monday afternoon as lawmakers returned to their chambers, calling for substantive gun safety reform in the wake of the Antioch shooting.
—Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 July 2025
Homemade signs showed the breadth of issues that drew the demonstrators together: corporate greed, immigration, women and LGBTQ+ rights and more.
—Ken Palmer, Freep.com, 3 July 2025
The person who threw Molotov cocktails at demonstrators attending a march for Israeli hostages in Colorado last month: that’s what globalizing the intifada looks like.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 2 July 2025
Hundreds of students and other demonstrators gathered on the Capitol grounds Monday afternoon as lawmakers returned to their chambers, calling for substantive gun safety reform in the wake of the Antioch shooting.
—Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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“Demonstrator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/demonstrator. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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demonstrator
noun
dem·on·stra·tor
ˈdem-ən-ˌstrāt-ər
1
: a person who makes or takes part in a demonstration
2
: a manufactured article (as an automobile) used for purposes of demonstration
Medical Definition
demonstrator
noun
dem·on·stra·tor
ˈdem-ən-ˌstrāt-ər
: a teacher or teacher's assistant who demonstrates principles or theories studied (as by dissection, experiment, or chemical preparation)
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