separatist
sep‧a‧ra‧tist /ˈsepərətəst, ˈsepərətɪst/
noun [countable]
—separatism noun [uncountable]
sep‧a‧ra‧tist /ˈsepərətəst, ˈsepərətɪst/
noun [countable] Word Family: noun: separation, separates, separatist, separatism, separator, inseperability; adjective: separable ≠ inseparable, separate, separated; adverb: inseparably, separately; verb: separate
someone who belongs to a group that wants to start a new country with its own government, by separating from the country that they belong to now—separatism noun [uncountable]