- demonstrator
- nounADJECTIVE▪ angry▪
Angry demonstrators threw stones.
▪ peaceful▪ student▪ anti-government, pro-democracy, etc.… OF DEMONSTRATORS▪ crowd, group▪Police opened fire on a crowd of peaceful demonstrators.
VERB + DEMONSTRATOR▪ disperse (esp. BrE)▪Troops were brought in to disperse the demonstrators.
▪ clash with, fire on, open fire on, use sth against▪Water cannon and tear gas were used against the demonstrators.
▪ arrest▪ kill, shoot▪Two student demonstrators were shot and killed.
DEMONSTRATOR + VERB▪ gather, take to the streets▪The demonstrators had gathered in the cathedral square.
▪ march▪Demonstrators marched on Washington.
▪ protest▪demonstrators protesting against the lack of housing
▪ call for sth, demand sth▪demonstrators calling for the removal of the government
▪ chant (sth)▪demonstrators chanting anti-war slogans
▪ carry sth▪demonstrators carrying placards
▪ disperse▪The demonstrators refused to disperse.
▪ clash with sb▪Demonstrators clashed with government soldiers in the country's capital yesterday.
▪ attack sth, storm sth▪Demonstrators then tried to storm the police headquarters.
PHRASES▪ clashes between police and demonstrators
Collocations dictionary. 2013.