1822, "advocate of extension of the political franchise in Britain," without regard to gender, or, in the U.S., of voting rights for free blacks; from suffrage + -ist. After c. 1885 especially with reference to voting rights for women.
双语例句
1. Margaret Mitchell was also a notable suffragist.
玛格丽特米切尔同时也是一位著名的妇女政权论者。
来自辞典例句
英英释意
1. an advocate of the extension of voting rights (especially to women)