emancipatist

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/ɪˈmænsɪpeɪtɪst/

A form of emancipist — In penal colonies of early Australia, a convict who had been pardoned for good conduct; sometimes inclusively a convict whose sentence had completed, though one such was more usually called an expiree.

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Meanings

nounemancipatist (plural emancipatists)

plural emancipatists

  1. alternativeAlternative form of emancipist.

Origin

From emancipate + -ist.

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APA

emancipatist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emancipatist

MLA

“emancipatist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emancipatist. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “emancipatist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emancipatist.

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