prohibitionist

[ proh-uh-bish-uh-nist ]

noun

1. a person who favors or advocates prohibition.
2. (initial capital letter) a member of the Prohibition party.

prohibitionist

/ ˌprəʊɪˈbɪʃənɪst /

noun

1. sometimes capital a person who favours prohibition, esp of alcoholic beverages

Derived Forms

• ˌprohiˈbitionism, noun

Other Words From

• anti·prohi·bition·ist noun adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of prohibitionist¹

First recorded in 1840–50; prohibition + -ist

Example Sentences

Part of the problem was lawmakers were too hasty in pushing ahead legalization without regulation, leaving a wide open goal for both prohibitionists and the opposition eager to score easy political points.

From Salon

And I'm not talking about just the decades of prohibitionist propaganda, either.

From Salon

The Senators owner, a prohibitionist through and through, made things harder on himself by subsisting without a source of revenue that other teams availed themselves of.

From Washington Post

Most of the shops are to be operated by people of color who had been incarcerated by prohibitionist laws.

From Seattle Times

Now, at age 50, he has opened the state’s first legal cannabis dispensary to be run by someone previously punished under New York’s old, prohibitionist drug laws.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• nondrinker
• teetotaler
• teetotalist