ABOLITIONIST
\ˌabəlˈɪʃənˌɪst], \ˌabəlˈɪʃənˌɪst], \ˌa_b_ə_l_ˈɪ_ʃ_ə_n_ˌɪ_s_t]\
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One who is in favor of doing away with some law or custom; one of those who, during the Civil War, opposed slavery.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald