noun
- a person who believes in pacifism or is opposed to war or to violence of any kind.
- a person whose personal belief in pacifism causes him or her to refuse being drafted into military service.Compare conscientious objector.
adjective
- pacifistic.
noun
- a person who supports pacifism
- a person who refuses military service
adjective
- advocating, relating to, or characterized by pacifism
n.1903, from French pacifiste (see pacifism). Related: Pacifistic (1902).