pacificist

Noun

pacifist (plural pacifists)

1. One who loves, supports, or favours peace.
   • Mahatma Gandhi was one of the world's most famous pacifists.

   Synonyms:

   dove, Gandhist

   Antonyms:

   bellicist, hawk, militarist

   1. One who prefers to avoid violence in daily life.
   2. One who is anti-war.
      • No matter what pacifist "flubdubs and flapdoodle mollycoddles" might say, the President [Teddy Roosevelt] knew that if there were a general war then America could well be drawn into it.2004, Chris Wallace, Character: Profiles in Presidential Courage
   3. One who both abstains from inflicting violence on others and opposes others doing so.
2. A player who attempts the challenge of winning a game without attacking any enemy characters.

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