prohibitionist
Americannoun
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a person who favors or advocates prohibition.
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(initial capital letter) a member of the Prohibition party.
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of prohibitionist
First recorded in 1840–50; prohibition + -ist
Example Sentences
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The Senators owner, a prohibitionist through and through, made things harder on himself by subsisting without a source of revenue that other teams availed themselves of.
From Washington Post • Apr. 11, 2023
Most of the shops are to be operated by people of color who had been incarcerated by prohibitionist laws.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 7, 2023
Mr. Sweanor emphasized that he’s not a prohibitionist.
From New York Times • Jan. 21, 2023
"The reason she was appointed is Theresa May was looking for someone who was a hard-line prohibitionist," he said.
From BBC • May 14, 2018
But graver things were to rouse the preventive prohibitionist in the soul of Mrs. Pembrose.
From The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
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