antislavist

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noun

An opponent of slavery, an abolitionist.

Opposite
proslavist
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Meanings

nounantislavist (plural antislavists)

plural antislavists · alternative anti-slavist

  1. historicalAn opponent of slavery, an abolitionist.

    The term "anti-slavist", used by Jeremy Bentham, never gained wide currency.

    [1999, David Brion Davis, The Problem of Slavery in the Age of Revolution, 1770-1823
    1 more example

    Both the English antislavist Thomas Clarkson and the French antislavist Abbé Henri Grégoire, to whom he had revealed his plans to return, advised him strongly to desist.

    2014, Shelby T. McCloy, The Negro in the French West Indies, page 74

    Antonyms: proslavist

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn opponent of slavery, an abolitionist.

Opposite
proslavist
Cite this entry
APA

antislavist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antislavist

MLA

“antislavist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antislavist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antislavist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antislavist.

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