Also means
critic, challenger
Usage Note
Contestatore historically evokes the student and worker protesters of Italy's anni di piombo (late 1960s–70s). Today it refers more broadly to anyone who challenges authority or publicly disputes something. The feminine is contestatrice; the plural contestatori. The verb is contestare.
Examples
"I contestatori hanno bloccato l'ingresso del palazzo."
Natural Translation
The protesters blocked the entrance to the building.
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