"prohibitionist" meaning in English

See prohibitionist in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: prohibitionists [plural]
Etymology: prohibition + -ist Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|prohibition|ist}} prohibition + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} prohibitionist (plural prohibitionists)
  1. A person who agrees with, or advocates a prohibition, especially the outlawing of the sale of alcoholic beverages Related terms: prohibitionism, temperance movement
    Sense id: en-prohibitionist-en-noun-1Tb~r-6x Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ist

Inflected forms

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