defectionist

English

Etymology

From defection +‎ -ist.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dɪˈfɛkʃənɪst/

Noun

defectionist (plural defectionists)

1. Someon who advocates or encourages defection.

References

• “defectionist”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.