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suffragette

suf·fra·gette
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [suhf-ruh-jet]
    • /ˌsʌf rəˈdʒɛt/
    • /ˌsʌf.rəˈdʒet/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [suhf-ruh-jet]
    • /ˌsʌf rəˈdʒɛt/

Definitions of suffragette word

  • noun suffragette a woman advocate of female suffrage. 1
  • noun suffragette supporter of votes for women 1
  • countable noun suffragette In the early twentieth century in Britain, a suffragette was a woman who was involved in the campaign for women to have the right to vote. 0
  • noun suffragette a female advocate of the extension of the franchise to women, esp a militant one, as in Britain at the beginning of the 20th century 0
  • noun suffragette a woman who militantly advocates the right of women to vote 0

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Origin of suffragette

First appearance:

before 1900
One of the 17% newest English words
First recorded in 1900-05; suffrage + -ette

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Parts of speech for Suffragette

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

suffragette popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

suffragette usage trend in Literature

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