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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

pacifist

· IPA /ˈpæsɪfɪst/
01 n. A person opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes.
  1. 1.
    A person opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes.
  2. 2.
    A person whose strong belief in pacifism causes him/her to refuse to participate in military activities, especially one who refuses to be drafted into the armed forces.
Syn. pacificist, disarmer.
02 adj. Adhering to pacifism; opposed to war; -- of people.
  1. 1.
    Adhering to pacifism; opposed to war; -- of people.