Pro-slavist
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pro-slavist is a noun meaning (US, historical) A supporter of slavery in the United States.
Meaning
(US, historical) A supporter of slavery in the United States.
Example Sentences
Among the signers was John Rice Jones, a consistent pro-slavist[…]
[…]and the other was Clement Vallandigham, of Ohio, then a hated pro-slavist and afterwards a noted opponent of the war to preserve the Union.
Word Forms
- pro-slavists
- proslavist
Antonyms for pro-slavist
Common opposites include abolitionist, antislavist.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include proslavist, proslaver, antislavist, antislaver, abolitionist, antislavism.
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