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proslavist

proslavist is the alternative spelling of pro-slavist.

Meaning of pro-slavist

Noun

pro-slavist (plural pro-slavists)

  1. (US, historical) A supporter of slavery in the United States.
    • Among the signers was John Rice Jones, a consistent pro-slavist[…]1890, W. A. Burt Jones, “Jones, John Rice”, in Chicago Historical Society's Collection, volume 4, page 239

Forms of proslavist

pluralproslavists

Questions about proslavist

What is proslavist the alternative spelling of?
Proslavist is the alternative spelling of pro-slavist.

Words near proslavist in the dictionary

  1. proslaver
  2. proslavers
  3. proslavery
  4. proslaveryism
  5. proslavic
  6. proslavist
  7. proslavists
  8. proslepsis
  9. prosleptic
  10. proso
  11. proso millet

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