abolitionist vs activist

abolitionist

noun
  • A person who favors the abolition of any particular institution or practice. 

  • A person who favored or advocated the abolition of slavery. 

adj
  • In favor of the abolition of slavery. 

activist

noun
  • One who is politically active in the role of a citizen; especially, one who campaigns for change. 

  • One who is conspicuously active in carrying out any occupational or professional functions. 

adj
  • Behaving as an activist. 

How often have the words abolitionist and activist occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )