demonstrator

One showing dissent

A demonstrator is someone who demonstrates.

Most often this means a person participating in a public protest or march: Demonstrators gathered outside the courthouse.

It can also mean someone who shows how a product or technique works: a demonstrator at a cosmetics counter.

A demonstrator model is a product used for display or trials, often sold at a discount afterward.

protest

protester

One who publicly opposes

campaigner · rally · placard · banner · chant · megaphone · sit-in · civil disobedience · boycott · strike

product

sample

Subset for study

trial · tester · demo · hands-on · showcase · preview · promotional · sales floor · retail · kiosk

teaching

instructor

One who teaches skills

teaching assistant · practical · experiment · procedure · technique · methodology · hands-on · workshop · tutorial · classroom

proof

evidence

Facts supporting truth

indicator · exemplar · validation · confirmation · case study · manifestation · testimony · verification · substantiation · representation

Categories
Opposites
active participation vs. passive observation

demonstratorbystander

One who observes nearby

spectator · onlooker · observer · passerby · rubbernecker

protest vs. authority/establishment

demonstratorriot police

Officers deployed for civil unrest

police officer · authority · law enforcement · oppressor · security forces

public expression vs. suppression of views

demonstratorconformist

One following accepted norms

silent majority · censor · suppressor · acquiescent

Phrases
Family

demonstrate, demonstration, demonstrated, demonstrates, demonstrative, demonstrating, demonstrations, demonstrators, demonstratively

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G