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abolitionist

abo·li·tio·nist

UK/ˌæ.bəˈlɪʃ.n̩.ɪst/ US/ˌæ.bəˈlɪʃ.n̩.ɪst/ uncommon us

noun

1.

a reformer who favors abolishing slavery

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First attested in 1788. abolition + -ist.

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