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noun
A person who agrees with, or advocates a prohibition, especially the outlawing of the sale of alcoholic beverages
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: dry
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: reformer, reformist, crusader, social reformer, meliorist
Narrower terms: Nation, Carry Nation, Carry Amelia Moore Nation, Willard, Frances Elizabeth Caroline Willard
History
Etymology tree English prohibition Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English prohibitionist From prohibition + -ist.
