noun
United States prohibitionist who raided saloons and destroyed bottles of liquor with a hatchet (1846-1911)
• Syn: ↑Nation, ↑Carry Amelia Moore Nation
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑dry, ↑prohibitionist
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(1846–1911) an American woman who tried to improve society. She is best remembered for her campaign against alcohol during which she often entered bars to destroy bottles and ↑barrels containing alcoholic drink. She was arrested many times, especially in the 1890s. She also destroyed tobacco, foreign food and paintings of naked women. She published a paper called Smasher’s Mail.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.