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female activist
A woman who actively, and often publicly, works toward political or social goals. For example, she campaigns for environmental protection, human rights, or equality.
Die junge Aktivistin organisierte eine Demonstration für mehr Klimaschutz in ihrer Stadt.
The young female activist organized a demonstration for more climate protection in her city.
The word is derived from 'aktiv' (active). The ending '-ist' indicates a person who follows a particular idea or activity, and the ending '-in' makes the word feminine.
Sie ist eine bekannte Aktivistin für Frauenrechte.
She is a well-known female activist for women's rights.
'Aktivistin' (female activist) is often combined with the topic she is campaigning for. Typical examples are 'Klimaaktivistin' (female climate activist), 'Umweltaktivistin' (female environmental activist), or 'Menschenrechtsaktivistin' (female human rights activist).
Als Tierschutzaktivistin kämpft sie gegen Tierversuche.
As an animal rights activist, she fights against animal testing.
To describe the goal of someone's commitment, the prepositions 'für' (+ accusative) or 'gegen' (+ accusative) are used. She fights 'für' (for) a goal or 'gegen' (against) a problem.
Die Aktivistin setzt sich für saubere Ozeane ein.
The activist campaigns for clean oceans.
activist
'der Aktivist' and 'die Aktivistin' both mean a person who actively and often publicly works toward political or social goals. The difference is mainly in grammatical gender and in the person being referred to. 'der Aktivist' is used for a man, or sometimes generally for a person. 'die Aktivistin' is used for a woman. Learners may confuse the words because the meaning is almost the same. What matters here is that the form must fit the person and the sentence.
Die Aktivistin setzt sich seit Jahren für gleiche Rechte ein.
The activist has been campaigning for equal rights for years.
Nach der Arbeit spricht der Aktivist mit einem Freund über die nächste Demonstration.
After work, the activist talks with a friend about the next demonstration.