A person who advocates or favours the introduction of a prohibition, esp. one restricting the manufacture, sale, or transport of alcoholic drinks…
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| 释义 | the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > abstention from drinking > [noun] > prohibition > prohibitionist (6) prohibitionist1830 A person who advocates or favours the introduction of a prohibition, esp. one restricting the manufacture, sale, or transport of alcoholic drinks… Maine law man1855 a prohibitionist. Obsolete. dry1888 A prohibitionist; a person who opposes the use of alcoholic liquors. colloquial (originally U.S.). pussyfoot1919 An advocate or supporter of prohibition; a teetotaller. Also in extended use: a person who interferes with or spoils others' fun; a killjoy. Now rare. pussyfooter1923 An advocate or supporter of the prohibition of alcohol; a teetotaller. Now rare. Subcategories:— favourer of reduced licences (1) |
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