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Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1. an advocate of the extension of voting rights (especially to women);
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Suffragist \Suf"fra*gist\, n. 1. One who possesses or exercises the political right of suffrage; a voter. [1913 Webster] 2. One who has certain opinions or desires about the political right of suffrage; as, a woman suffragist. [1913 Webster] It is curious that . . . Louisa Castelefort should be obliged after her marriage immediately to open her doors and turn ultra liberal, or an universal suffragist. --Miss Edgeworth. [1913 Webster]
