activista

/aɡtiˈbista/ · B2 · adj

activist

✊📢 sounds like 'act-ee-vista' = act + a vista (a cause) you push toward

Spanish activista comes from acción/activo, from Latin agere, 'to do'. An activista is someone who acts, not just talks, for a cause. Link it to English act and active.

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