prohibitionist

Noun

Meaning

One who favors prohibitory duties on foreign goods in commerce; a protectionist.

One who favors the prohibition of the sale (or of the sale and manufacture) of alcoholic liquors as beverages.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

DRY drier ascetic teetotal abstinent abstainer pussyfoot teetotaler nondrinker withholder nephalist rechabite refrainer non-alcoholic driest

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Antonyms

boozer bacchanal drunk alcoholic drinker drunkard

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Hypernyms

crusader reformer reformist meliorist social reformer

Related terms

prohibitionism

Examples

A prohibitionist is the sort of man one couldn't care to drink with, even if he drank. H. L. Mencken

My folks were raised pure prohibitionist. They were very good people, with high moral standards - but very repressed. There was no hugging and kissing in my home. Hugh Hefner

And when it comes to drug policy, I hope we can learn from our own prohibitionist past. Source: Internet

I s an active prohibitionist for 30 years. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

prohibitional prohibitionary prohibitionism prohibitionistic prohibitive prohibitive mood