a person favoring secession, as in the Civil War; secessionist
Derived forms
disunionism (disˈunionˌism)
noun
disunionist in American English
(dɪsˈjuːnjənɪst)
noun
1.
a person who advocates or causes disunion
2. U.S. History
a secessionist during the period of the Civil War
Derived forms
disunionism
noun
Word origin
[1825–35, Amer.; disunion + -ist]This word is first recorded in the period 1825–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: archaic, cross section, electrolyte, individualism, torque-ist is a suffix of nouns, often corresponding to verbs ending in -ize or nouns ending in -ism, that denote a person who practices or is concerned with something, or holds certainprinciples, doctrines, etc. Other words that use the affix -ist include: Thomist, apologist, machinist, novelist, socialist