Abolitionist — Ab o*li tion*ist, n. A person who favors the abolition of any institution, especially negro slavery. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
abolitionist — (n.) 1795, from ABOLITION (Cf. abolition) + IST (Cf. ist). In Britain, applied 20c. to advocates of ending capital punishment … Etymology dictionary
abolitionist — [n] person wanting something ended activist, advocate, opponent, revolutionary; concept 366 … New thesaurus
abolitionist — ► NOUN ▪ a person who favours the abolition of something, especially capital punishment or (formerly) slavery. DERIVATIVES abolitionism noun … English terms dictionary
abolitionist — [ab΄ə lishist] n. 1. a person in favor of abolishing some law, custom, etc. 2. [occas.A ] one who favored the abolition of slavery in the U.S. abolitionism n … English World dictionary
Abolitionist — Unter Abolitionismus (vom englischen abolition = Abschaffung, Aufhebung) versteht man eine Bewegung zur Abschaffung der Sklaverei. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Geschichte des Abolitionismus 1.1 Vereinigtes Königreich 1.2 Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika… … Deutsch Wikipedia
abolitionist — [[t]æ̱bəlɪ̱ʃ(ə)nɪst[/t]] abolitionists N COUNT: oft N n An abolitionist is someone who campaigns for the abolition of a particular system or practice. By 1838, the abolitionists had shamed parliament into ending slavery in British colonies... As… … English dictionary
abolitionist — UK [ˌæbəˈlɪʃ(ə)nɪst] / US noun [countable] Word forms abolitionist : singular abolitionist plural abolitionists a) someone who supports the abolition of something b) someone who supported the abolition of slavery in the 19th century … English dictionary
abolitionist — adj. Abolitionist is used with these nouns: ↑movement … Collocations dictionary
Abolitionist — Abo|li|ti|o|nist der; en, en <aus gleichbed. engl. abolitionist; vgl. ↑...ist> Anhänger des Abolitionismus … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
