oppressionist

English

Etymology

oppression +‎ -ist

Adjective

oppressionist (comparative more oppressionist, superlative most oppressionist)

1. Taking part in or promoting oppression.
   • 2004, Kathy Ehrensperger, That We May Be Mutually Encouraged: Feminism and the New Perspective in Pauline Studies:

     Nevertheless, for centuries this interpretation of Paul and of his way of thinking has, along with other elements, nurtured anti-Judaism, which led to the rise of political anti-Semitism and oppressionist nationalism, with its horrific consequences.

Noun

oppressionist (plural oppressionists)

1. One who promotes oppression.
   • 1867, Ellen Wood, A Life's Secret, page 287:

     It sickens one to see you true fellows going over to the oppressionists.

   • 1908, Alfred Damon Runyon, “The Bomb Planters”, in The Smart Set: A Magazine of Cleverness, volume 25, page 132:

     Our opinion was death to the leaders of the oppressionists, starting with the governor and going straight down the line of mine-owners.