abolitionist
/ˌæ.bəˈlɪʃ.n̩.ɪst/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.74 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
In favor of the abolition of any particular institution or practice.
adj
In favor of the abolition of any particular institution or practice.
noun
A person favoring or advocating for the abolition of any particular institution or practice.
noun
A person favoring or advocating for the abolition of any particular institution or practice.
American usage
Example Sentences
- "This case, and others, drove and enlarged the existing abolitionist movement in the country, opposed, of course, by the merchants and plantation owners who were making a massive profit from the slaves held in various colonies."
- "Both feminist and religiously inspired abolitionists have long viewed, and continue to view, male demand for commercial sex as a root cause of prostitution."
- "Furthermore, abolitionists argue that prisons are a form of violence and should be destroyed because they reflect “a social ethos of violence and degradation" [...] Abolitionists argue that prisons should be replaced, or at least decentralized, by democratic community control and community-based treatment that would emphasize "redress" or "restorative justice.""
- "Among other slave notabilities of the plantation, was one called by everybody Uncle Isaac Copper. It is seldom that a slave gets a surname from anybody in Maryland; and so completely has the south shaped the manners of the north, in this respect, that even abolitionists make very little of the surname of a negro."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌæ.bəˈlɪʃ.n̩.ɪst/
- British English: /ˌæ.bəˈlɪʃ.n̩.ɪst/
Usage
- American usage