abolitionist vs assailant

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. 

assailant

noun
  • A hostile critic or opponent. 

  • Someone who attacks or assails another violently, or criminally. 

adj
  • Assailing; attacking. 

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