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seceder

seceder

8.1
A person who leaves a group for political or religious reasons
  • noun
  • /sɪˈsiːdər/
  • Formal
translation icon : secesionista
  • The seceder explained his decision to withdraw from the organization due to disagreements over its policies.

Examples

  • NBR - seceders

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  • Those who left called themselves "seceders" and the resulting church the "Secession Church."

    Blog text (17)

  • The political party faced criticism after a prominent member became a seceder and left to form a new group.

  • During the civil war, many believed that the seceders were fighting for their right to govern themselves.

Synonyms

apostate
vsseceder
  • Formal
11 9.9

A person who leaves a religion, party or cause and is seen as disloyal

is someone who formally leaves an organization rather than abandoning belief
secessionist
vsseceder
9 8.5

A person who wants their region to leave a country

actually leaves an organization formally rather than only supporting it
secesh
vsseceder
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A person who supported the Southern states that left the United States in the American Civil War

is someone who formally leaves rather than being an informal or slang supporter
separationist
vsseceder
1 8.2

A person who wants part of a country to leave and become independent

is someone who formally leaves mainly for political or religious reasons
leaver
vsseceder
  • UK
1 7.3

A person who votes to leave a political union like the European Union

is someone who formally leaves an organization rather than just voting to leave

Antonyms

joiner
3 5.6

A person who often joins clubs or groups to meet people

Compounds

Seceder group
9.5

A group that wants to leave a country or an organization to be independent

How Separate

exile
87 4.9
seceder
  • Formal
8.1
defector
43 7.6
dissenter
22 7.2
member
∞ 1.4

Surface Forms

seceder singular
seceders plural

Morphology

seceder = secede (transparent) = secede + er

Formed regularly from the verb 'secede' with the agentive suffix '-er', so the meaning 'one who secedes' is directly predictable.

Etymology

The word seceder comes from Latin parts se- 'apart' and cedere 'to go'. So a seceder is someone who 'goes apart' from a group, and you can remember it by thinking of recede ('go back') which has the same ced- root.