abolitionist vs contestant

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. 

contestant

noun
  • One who brings a legal challenge. 

  • A participant in a contest; specifically, a person who plays a game, as on a TV game show. 

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