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abolitionist

adj
/ˌæ.bəˈlɪʃ.n̩.ɪst/UK/ˌæ.bəˈlɪʃ.n̩.ɪst/US

Etymology

First attested in 1788. abolition + -ist.

  1. derived from aboleo
  2. derived from aboliss-
  3. inherited from abolisshen
  4. formed as abolition — “abolish + -tion”
  5. suffixed as abolitionist — “abolition + ist”

Definitions

  1. In favor of the abolition of any particular institution or practice.

  2. A person favoring or advocating for the abolition of any particular institution or…

    A person favoring or advocating for the abolition of any particular institution or practice.

    • Both feminist and religiously inspired abolitionists have long viewed, and continue to view, male demand for commercial sex as a root cause of prostitution.

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Derived

antiabolitionist

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA