abolitionist

🇺🇸 /ˌæbəˈlɪʃənɪst/ 🇬🇧 /ˌæbəˈlɪʃənɪst/
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A person who wants to end a certain practice, like capital punishment or slavery.

The abolitionist argued passionately for the end of slavery during the 19th century.

translation

n. A person who wants to end a certain practice, like capital punishment or slavery.

Word Forms

Plural abolitionists