Secessionist

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Seceding or supporting secession.

    "The principality of Freedonia (www.freedonia.org), an earnest collective of secessionist superlibertarians based in Boston, falls into the first category."

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who secedes or supports secession from a political union or an alliance or organisation.

    "Near-synonym: separatist"

  2. 2
    an advocate of secessionism wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From secession + -ist.

Etymology 2

From secession + -ist.

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