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Meaning of "hunger striker" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HUNGER STRIKER

hunger striker  [ˈhʌŋɡə ˈstraɪkə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HUNGER STRIKER

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verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hunger striker is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HUNGER STRIKER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Hunger strike

A hunger strike is a method of non-violent resistance or pressure in which participants fast as an act of political protest, or to provoke feelings of guilt in others, usually with the objective to achieve a specific goal, such as a policy change. Most hunger strikers will take liquids but not solid food. In cases where an entity has or is able to obtain custody of the hunger striker, the hunger strike is often terminated by the custodial entity through the use of force-feeding.

Definition of hunger striker in the English dictionary

The definition of hunger striker in the dictionary is a person who voluntarily undertakes a fast as a means of protest.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HUNGER STRIKER


balalaika
ˌbæləˈlaɪkə
biker
ˈbaɪkə
dika
ˈdaɪkə
diker
ˈdaɪkə
Formica
fɔːˈmaɪkə
hiker
ˈhaɪkə
hitchhiker
ˈhɪtʃˌhaɪkə
laika
ˈlaɪkə
liker
ˈlaɪkə
lorica
lɒˈraɪkə
mica
ˈmaɪkə
Micah
ˈmaɪkə
myrica
mɪˈraɪkə
pica
ˈpaɪkə
pika
ˈpaɪkə
plica
ˈplaɪkə
spica
ˈspaɪkə
spiker
ˈspaɪkə
Streicher
ˈʃtraɪkə
striker
ˈstraɪkə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HUNGER STRIKER

hungan
Hungarian
Hungarian goulash
Hungary
hunger
hunger march
hunger marches
hunger pangs
hunger strike
hungerful
hungeringly
hungerly
Hungnam
hungrier
hungriest
hungrily
hungriness
hungry

WORDS THAT END LIKE HUNGER STRIKER

daiker
disliker
dolphin striker
duiker
klondiker
laiker
minibiker
moniker
non-striker
piker
realpolitiker
shunpiker
siker
spruiker

Synonyms and antonyms of hunger striker in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hunger striker» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HUNGER STRIKER

Find out the translation of hunger striker to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hunger striker from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hunger striker» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

绝食
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

en huelga de hambre
570 millions of speakers

English

hunger striker
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भूख स्ट्राइकर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المضرب عن الطعام
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

голодовки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

greve de fome
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্ষুধার স্ট্রাইকার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gréviste de la faim
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penyerang lapar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hungerstreik
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

飢餓のストライカー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

기아 의 스트라이커
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Striker keluwen
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tiền đạo đói
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பசிபிக் ஸ்ட்ரைக்கர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उपासमार स्ट्रायकर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Açlık forvet
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fame attaccante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

napastnik głód
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

голодовки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

atacantul foame
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απεργός πείνας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

honger doelskieter
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hunger anfallare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sult spiss
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hunger striker

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HUNGER STRIKER»

The term «hunger striker» is regularly used and occupies the 108.323 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HUNGER STRIKER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hunger striker

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HUNGER STRIKER»

Discover the use of hunger striker in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hunger striker and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Nothing But an Unfinished Song: Bobby Sands, the Irish ...
A profile of the IRA hunger striker and international icon describes his transformation from a typical youth to the leader of a protest group challenging British rule in Ireland, his work with the Irish Republican Army, and the example he ...
Denis O'Hearn, 2006
2
The Hunger Strikes
Never before all shades of Green, Orange and British opinion on the Hunger Strikes have been collected together in the same book.
R. K. Walker, 2008
3
Research in Social Movements, Conflicts and Change
However, the intent of the hunger striker and their willingness for ''self sacrifice'' is not always clear, particularly when using political event data to examine them. The power and coerciveness of the hunger strike lies in this ambiguity: the target  ...
Patrick G. Coy, 2008
4
International Health Law and Ethics: Basic Documents
A thorough examination of the hunger striker should be made at the start of the fast. Management of future symptoms, including those unconnected to the fast, should be discussed with hunger strikers. Also, the person's values and wishes ...
André den Exter, 2009
5
Formations of Violence: The Narrative of the Body and ...
The corpse of the hunger striker was also the artifact of the contaminated Other. The act of self-directed violence interiorized the Other, neutralized its potency, enclosed its defiling power, and stored it in the corpse of the hunger striker for use ...
Allen Feldman, 1991
6
Ethical Issues in Prison Psychiatry
with hunger strikes is whether or not to intervene against the will of the hunger striker. The mental competence of the hunger striker is an important issue in this matter. If the hunger striker is not judged to have capacity, does not choose ...
Norbert Konrad, Birgit Völlm, David N. Weisstub, 2013
7
Worst Case Bioethics : Death, Disaster, and Public Health: ...
The usual advice for physicians in this circumstance is to separate the possibly coerced hunger striker in a secure environment where the prisoner can discontinue the hunger strike without the knowledge of his fellow hunger strikers.
George J. Annas Professor & Chair Boston University School of Public Health, 2010
8
Theory and Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia: ...
Yet, like the hunger striker, the anorexic is starving, she is longing to eat, she is desperate for food. Like the hunger striker, she is in protest against her conditions . Like the hunger striker, she has taken as her weapon a refusal to eat. Not eating  ...
Steven Wiley Emmett, 2013
9
Earth's Abominations: Philosophical Studies of Evil
... in an overall sense? 1 think that if we were to do so we would be locating the value in the wrong place. Something is valuable here, but is it really the pain itself ? Value is located in the situation the hunger striker wishes to bring about (for ...
Daniel M. Haybron, 2002
10
Wired Citizenship: Youth Learning and Activism in the Middle ...
Khader Adnan receives message ofsupportfrom former Hunger Striker Tommy McKearney (video file). Retrieved May 12, 2013 from www. youtube.com/watch?v =G1iwWZJPl_k Giglio, M. (2011, Feb.25) “Middle East uprising: Facebook's secret ...
Linda Herrera, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HUNGER STRIKER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hunger striker is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Video: Fury as shots fired over coffin of hunger striker Patsy O'Hara's …
Shots have been fired over the coffin of Peggy O'Hara, the mother of INLA hunger striker, Patsy O'Hara. Ads by Google. A masked gunman ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»
2
Marathon hunger striker seeks release from Palestinian jail | News OK
Marathon hunger striker seeks release from Palestinian jail. Published on NewsOK Modified: July 16, 2015 at 12:13 am • Published: July 16, ... «NewsOK.com, Jul 15»
3
Video of Force Feeding at Guantanamo Bay Should Not Be Made …
Detainee #44, hunger striker for over a month, got his tube first. Not much of a problem, but lots of people around, nine medical folks and three ... «TheBlaze.com, Jul 15»
4
Guantánamo Bay psychologists to remain despite APA torture fallout …
Dhiab, a longtime hunger striker, challenged the forced feedings he was repeatedly administered as both torturous and punitive. While he did ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
5
Israel rearrests hunger striker Khader Adnan - Middle East Monitor
Israeli police yesterday rearrested Palestinian hunger striker Khader Adnan in Jerusalem as he was trying to enter Al-Aqsa Mosque, the ... «Middle East Monitor, Jul 15»
6
Mother of Derry hunger striker passes away - Derry Journal
Peggy O'Hara, mother of Derry hunger striker Patsy O'Hara has passed away aged 88. Mrs O'Hara's son Patsy, a member of the INLA was ... «Derry Journal, Jul 15»
7
Crawley man on hunger strike "hasn't eaten for 5 days"
The hunger striker added that his family were concerned for his health but that it was something he had to do. Looking for a new job? Visit our ... «Crawley News, Jul 15»
8
Israel releases Palestinian hunger striker after more than one year
Johannesburg, July 12 (ANI): Kagiso Rabada, who made a stunning entry to one day international (ODI) cricket by picking up a hat-trick on his ... «CanIndia News, Jul 15»
9
Israel frees Palestinian hunger striker
RAMALLAH, West Bank — Israel has released a Palestinian prisoner who recently ended a 55-day hunger strike. Looking thin and pale, ... «Utica Observer Dispatch, Jul 15»
10
Khader Adnan Released
Israeli released, on Sunday at dawn, long time hunger striker, Palestinian Administrative Detainee Khader Adnan, and handed him to the ... «International Middle East Media Center, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Hunger striker [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/hunger-striker>. Apr 2024 ».
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