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Crusader

One engaged in a crusade; as, the crusaders of the Middle Ages.

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Abolitionist 76% connected

A person who favors the abolition of any institution, especially negro slavery.

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Chartist 76% connected

A supporter or partisan of chartism.

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Demonstrator 76% connected

One who demonstrates; one who proves anything with certainty, or establishes it by indubitable evidence.

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Dry 76% connected

Free from moisture; having little humidity or none; arid; not wet or moist; deficient in the natural or normal supply of moisture, as rain or fluid o…

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Emancipationist 76% connected

An advocate of emancipation, esp. the emancipation of slaves.

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Insurgent 76% connected

Rising in opposition to civil or political authority, or against an established government; insubordinate; rebellious.

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Insurrectionist 76% connected

One who favors, or takes part in, insurrection; an insurgent.

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Militant 76% connected

Engaged in warfare; fighting; combating; serving as a soldier.

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Prohibitionist 76% connected

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

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Protester 76% connected

One who protests; one who utters a solemn declaration.

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Rebel 76% connected

Pertaining to rebels or rebellion; acting in revolt; rebellious; as, rebel troops.

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Utopian 76% connected

Of or pertaining to Utopia; resembling Utopia; hence, ideal; chimerical; fanciful; founded upon, or involving, imaginary perfections; as, Utopian pro…

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Controversialist 76% connected

One who carries on a controversy; a disputant.

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Disputant 76% connected

Disputing; engaged in controversy.

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Eristic 76% connected

Alt. of Eristical

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Warrior 76% connected

A man engaged or experienced in war, or in the military life; a soldier; a champion.

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Crusade 74% connected

Any one of the military expeditions undertaken by Christian powers, in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries, for the recovery of the Holy Land from the…

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Crusade 74% connected

Any one of the military expeditions undertaken by Christian powers, in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries, for the recovery of the Holy Land from the…

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Reform 74% connected

To put into a new and improved form or condition; to restore to a former good state, or bring from bad to good; to change from worse to better; to am…

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Reform 74% connected

To put into a new and improved form or condition; to restore to a former good state, or bring from bad to good; to change from worse to better; to am…

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Reformer 92% connected

One who effects a reformation or amendment; one who labors for, or urges, reform; as, a reformer of manners, or of abuses.

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Reformist 92% connected

A reformer.

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