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eugenist

noun
/juːˈdʒɛnɪst/UK

Etymology

From eugen(ic) + -ist.

  1. borrowed from -γενής
  2. borrowed from -gène
  3. formed as eugenic — “eu- + -genic”
  4. suffixed as eugenist — “eugenic + ist”

Definitions

  1. An advocate or supporter of eugenics.

    • And we have enough of this kind of tyranny already ... the world does not want the eugenist to set it straight....
    • When it reported in 1908, it took a strongly hereditarian view of mental deficiency, which was not surprising given that many of its members were paid-up eugenists.

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