picketer

/ˈpɪkətɝ/ noun

Someone who pickets; one participating in a demonstration or posted on a picket line.

Word Origin Picket comes from French piquet 'pointed stake' — originally, soldiers would stand guard with pointed stakes. A picketer is someone who stands in protest, like a human stake. The root piquer 'to pierce' also gives us pike, pick, pickpocket, and piquant. The -er suffix makes it the person doing the action. The idea of 'piercing' the ground with a stake evolved into standing firm.

noun Someone who pickets; one participating in a demonstration or posted on a picket line. countable

The determined picketer stood outside the factory gates holding a protest sign for eight hours straight.

(名词) 纠察员;示威者;抗议者 【纠察员;示威者】

坚定的纠察员在工厂大门外举着抗议标语连续站了八个小时。

(sustantivo) Alguien que hace piquete; quien participa en una manifestación o se encuentra en una línea de piquete.

El decidido piquete permaneció frente a las puertas de la fábrica sosteniendo un cartel de protesta durante ocho horas seguidas.

(nom) gréviste; manifestant; piquet de grève [Personne qui participe à un piquet de grève ou qui manifeste devant un lieu pour exprimer une revendication.]

Le picketer tenait un panneau de protestation depuis huit heures d'affilée devant les portes de l'usine.

(Substantiv) Streikposten; Demonstrant [**Streikposten** *m*, **Streikpostenstellerin** *f* – Person, die an einer Demonstration teilnimmt oder an einer Streikpostenkette steht.]

Der entschlossene **picketer** stand acht Stunden lang mit einem Protestschild vor dem Fabriktor.

(名詞) ピケット参加者;デモやピケットラインに参加している人

決意に満ちたピケット参加者は、抗議のプラカードを持って8時間連続で工場の前に立った。

(substantivo) piqueteiro; grevista; manifestante; protestante [Alguém que faz piquete; pessoa que participa de uma manifestação ou está posicionada em uma linha de piquete.]

O determinado piqueteiro ficou do lado de fora dos portões da fábrica segurando um cartaz de protesto por oito horas seguidas.

Word parts: picket + er

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