suffragette

[suhf-ruh-jet] /ˌsʌf rəˈdʒɛt/
noun
1.
a woman advocate of female suffrage.
Origin
1900-05; suffrage + -ette
Related forms
suffragettism, noun
Can be confused
suffragist, suffragette.
Usage note
See -ette.
Examples from the web for suffragette
  • Some of the anti-suffragette speakers j were nervous.
  • Game announcements and by-play with the crowd by a costumed suffragette added nostalgic color to the event.
British Dictionary definitions for suffragette

suffragette

/ˌsʌfrəˈdʒɛt/
noun
1.
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
Derived Forms
suffragettism, noun
Word Origin
C20: from suffrag(e) + -ette
Word Origin and History for suffragette
n.

"female supporter of the cause of women's voting rights," 1906, from suffrage, with French fem. ending in vogue at the time. Earlier (without reference to sex) suffragist (1822) "advocate of extension of the political franchise in Britain," or, in the U.S., of voting rights for free blacks. Especially with reference to women after c.1885.

suffragette in Culture
suffragette [(suf-ruh-jet)]

A suffragist. Today, the term suffragette is often considered demeaning.