emancipationist

e·man·ci·pa·tion

E0100300 (ĭ-măn′sə-pā′shən)n.1. The act or an instance of emancipating.2. The condition of being emancipated.

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e·man′ci·pa′tion·ist n.

e•man•ci•pa•tion•ist

(ɪˌmæn səˈpeɪ ʃə nɪst)

n. a person who advocates emancipation, esp. from slavery. [1815–25]

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Noun

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emancipationist - a reformer who favors abolishing slaveryabolitionistcrusader, meliorist, reformer, reformist, social reformer - a disputant who advocates reform