1. An advocate of secession or separation from a larger group (such as an established church or a national union)
   "The separatist argued for the region's independence from the central government";
   - separationist

1. Having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude
   "The separatist movement sought independence for their region";
   - breakaway, fissiparous

Derived forms: separatists

See also: independent

Type of: advocate, advocator, exponent, proponent

Encyclopedia: Separatist