abolitionist — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abolitionist noun A person who campaigns to abolish something, historically and most often the slave trade and slavery.
Senses
abolitionist is used for these senses in English:
- abolitionist A person favoring or advocating for the abolition of any particular institution or practice. [since the late 18th century]
abolitionist — full definition
- noun A person who campaigns to abolish something, historically and most often the slave trade and slavery.
- adjective Relating to the movement to abolish something, especially slavery or, in modern use, prisons or the death penalty.