abolisher

/əˈbɑl.ɪʃ.ɚ/

ƏBⱭL · ɪʃ · ɚ (3 syllables)

English Noun
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Definition

Agent noun of abolish; one who abolishes.

Etymology

From abolish + -er.

Example Sentences

  • "[…] I am not come to bee an abolisher of the lawe."
  • "I would not be thought a Reviver of old Rites and Ceremonies to the Burdening of the People, nor an Abolisher of innocent Customs, which are their Pleasures and Recreations […]"
  • "Alastors, Austenites, A-test Abolishers—even the straightest Of issues looks pretty oblique When a movement turns into a clique,"
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