types:
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contester
someone who contests an outcome (of a race or an election etc.)
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accuser
someone who imputes guilt or blame
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arguer, debater
someone who engages in debate
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denier
one who denies
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hairsplitter
a disputant who makes unreasonably fine distinctions
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logomach, logomachist
someone given to disputes over words
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obstructer, obstructionist, obstructor, resister, thwarter
someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take
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quarreler, quarreller
a disputant who quarrels
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crusader, meliorist, reformer, reformist, social reformer
a disputant who advocates reform
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abolitionist, emancipationist
a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
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birth-control campaigner, birth-control reformer
a social reformer who advocates birth control and family planning
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Chartist
a 19th century English reformer who advocated better social and economic conditions for working people
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civil rights activist, civil rights leader, civil rights worker
a leader of the political movement dedicated to securing equal opportunity for members of minority groups
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demonstrator, protester
someone who participates in a public display of group feeling
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devil's advocate
someone who takes the worse side just for the sake of argument
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dry, prohibitionist
a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
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conservationist, environmentalist
someone who works to protect the environment from destruction or pollution
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feminist, libber, women's liberationist, women's rightist
a supporter of feminism
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flower child, hippie, hippy, hipster
someone who rejects the established culture; advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle
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freedom fighter, insurgent, insurrectionist, rebel
a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)
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activist, militant
a militant reformer
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naysayer
someone with an aggressively negative attitude
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non-resistant, passive resister
a reformer who believes in passive resistance
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preservationist
someone who advocates the preservation of historical sites or endangered species or natural areas
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confuter, disprover, rebutter, refuter
a debater who refutes or disproves by offering contrary evidence or argument
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stonewaller
one who stonewalls or refuses to answer or cooperate; someone who delays by lengthy speeches etc.
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Utopian
an idealistic (but usually impractical) social reformer
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wrangler
someone who argues noisily or angrily