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unionist
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun unionist has 1 sense
- unionist(n = noun.person) trade unionist, union member - a worker who belongs to a trade union; Array is a kind of worker
Derived form noun unionism1
CIDE DICTIONARY
unionist, n.
- One who advocates or promotes union; especially a loyal supporter of a federal union, as that of the United States. [1913 Webster]
- A member or supporter of a trades union. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
unionist, n.
1 a a member of a trade union. b an advocate of trade unions.
2 (usu. Unionist) an advocate of union, esp.: a a person opposed to the rupture of the parliamentary union between Great Britain and Northern Ireland (formerly between Great Britain and Ireland). b hist. a person who opposed secession during the American Civil War.
1 a a member of a trade union. b an advocate of trade unions.
2 (usu. Unionist) an advocate of union, esp.: a a person opposed to the rupture of the parliamentary union between Great Britain and Northern Ireland (formerly between Great Britain and Ireland). b hist. a person who opposed secession during the American Civil War.
Derivative
unionism n. unionistic adj.
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