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Meaning of PROHIBITIONIST

Pronunciation:  `prowu'bishunist

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
 

PROHIBITIONIST is a 14 letter word that starts with P.

 

 Synonyms: dry
 
 See Also: Carry Amelia Moore Nation, Carry Nation, crusader, Frances Elizabeth Caroline Willard, meliorist, Nation, reformer, reformist, Willard

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Pro`hi*bi"tion*ist\, n.
1. One who favors prohibitory duties on foreign goods in
   commerce; a protectionist.

2. One who favors the prohibition of the sale (or of the sale
   and manufacture) of alcoholic liquors as beverages.
 

 

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