barricaders
Those erecting barriers
Barricaders are people who construct or man barricades—barriers blocking passage or access.
The term appears in contexts of protest, revolution, or defense: The barricaders held the street against police.
It can also describe anyone who blocks or obstructs: barricaders of progress.
Public protest participants
- activistsPeople working for causes
- blockadersThose who obstruct access
- occupiersThose currently dwelling somewhere
- protestersThose publicly opposing something
resisters · picketers · sit-in · obstruction · human chain · lockdown · civil disobedience · occupation
Things that strengthen
- defendersThose who shield others
- protectorsThose who guard others
- guardiansThose who protect others
- sentinelsGuards keeping watch
shielders · bunker · sandbags · reinforcement · stronghold · rampart · bulwark · perimeter
Those seeking systemic overthrow
- insurgentsThose fighting established authority
- rebelsArmed opposition fighters
- partisansStaunch factional supporters
- freedom fightersArmed opponents of oppression
uprising · insurrection · Les Miserables · cobblestones · street fighting · revolution · resistance · urban combat
Those who construct things
- workersPeople doing jobs
- installersThose who set up
- crewWorking team aboard
- fencingCombat with blunted blades
roadwork · traffic control · cones · detour · safety · closure · scaffolding · cordoning
demonstrators
Public protest participants
- activistsPeople working for causes
- blockadersThose who obstruct access
- occupiersThose currently dwelling somewhere
protesters · resisters · picketers · sit-in · obstruction · human chain · lockdown · civil disobedience · occupation · direct action
fortifiers
Things that strengthen
- defendersThose who shield others
- protectorsThose who guard others
- guardiansThose who protect others
sentinels · shielders · bunker · sandbags · reinforcement · stronghold · rampart · bulwark · perimeter · siege
revolutionaries
Those seeking systemic overthrow
- insurgentsThose fighting established authority
- rebelsArmed opposition fighters
- partisansStaunch factional supporters
freedom fighters · uprising · insurrection · Les Miserables · cobblestones · street fighting · revolution · resistance · urban combat · citizen soldiers
builders
Those who construct things
- workersPeople doing jobs
- installersThose who set up
- crewWorking team aboard
fencing · roadwork · traffic control · cones · detour · safety · closure · scaffolding · cordoning · perimeter
barricadersdemolition crews
Workers who dismantle structures
clearers · demolishers · removers · dismantlers · door openers
- temporary barricadesMovable barriers for crowd control
- barricade tapeBoundary marker for hazards