defectionist

== English == === Etymology === From defection +‎ -ist. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈfɛkʃənɪst/ === Noun === defectionist (plural defectionists) Someon who advocates or encourages defection. === References === “defectionist”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.