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- [proh-uh-bish-uh-nist]
- /ˌproʊ əˈbɪʃ ə nɪst/
- /ˌprəʊɪ.ˈbɪ.ʃə.nɪst/
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- [proh-uh-bish-uh-nist]
- /ˌproʊ əˈbɪʃ ə nɪst/
Definitions of prohibitionist word
- noun prohibitionist a person who favors or advocates prohibition. 1
- noun prohibitionist (initial capital letter) a member of the Prohibition party. 1
- noun prohibitionist a person who favours prohibition, esp of alcoholic beverages 0
- noun prohibitionist one in favor of prohibiting by law the manufacture and sale of alcoholic drinks 0
- noun prohibitionist a member of a U.S. political party (Prohibition Party) advocating such prohibition 0
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Origin of prohibitionist
First appearance:
before 1840 One of the 33% newest English words
First recorded in 1840-50; prohibition + -ist
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Parts of speech for Prohibitionist
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
prohibitionist popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
prohibitionist usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for prohibitionist
noun prohibitionist
- abstainer — a person who abstains from something regarded as improper or unhealthy, especially the drinking of alcoholic beverages.
- abstinent — forbearance from any indulgence of appetite, especially from the use of alcoholic beverages: total abstinence.
- drys — free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
- dry — free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
- nephalist — (obsolete, Temperance movement) One who practises nephalism; a teetotaller.
Antonyms for prohibitionist
noun prohibitionist
- alcoholic — An alcoholic is someone who cannot stop drinking large amounts of alcohol, even when this is making them ill.
- drunk — being in a temporary state in which one's physical and mental faculties are impaired by an excess of alcoholic drink; intoxicated: The wine made him drunk.
- lush — (of vegetation, plants, grasses, etc.) luxuriant; succulent; tender and juicy.
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