abolitionist

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌæbəˈlɪʃənɪst/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ab′ə lish′ə nist)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ab•o•li•tion•ist  (ab′ə lish′ə nist),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. American History(esp. prior to the Civil War) a person who advocated or supported the abolition of slavery in the U.S.
  2. American Historya person who favors the abolition of any law or practice deemed harmful to society:the abolitionists who are opposed to capital punishment.
  • abolition + -ist 1830–40

'abolitionist' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Beecher - Blackwell - Brown - Clarkson - Douglass - Lovejoy - Stevens - Stowe - Vassa - brown - child - coffin - garnet - hall - truth - tubman - uncompromising - walker - weld - wright

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