racist

noun
/ˈɹeɪ.sɪst/US/ˈɹæɪ.sɪst/

Etymology

1932 (noun), 1938 (adjective). Formed from racism (1928), paralleling French raciste (1892). Replaced older racialist (1910). Equivalent to race + -ist.

  1. derived from raciste

Definitions

  1. A person who believes in or supports racism

    A person who believes in or supports racism; a person who believes that a particular race is superior to others, or who discriminates against other races.

    • I don't blame racists, sexists, lookists, or any other “ists” for what they personify and perpetuate. They are mere hostages of their egos.
    • Almost all the students I interviewed and worked with in group-facilitated discussions resisted being called a racist. This label was just too painful and for most students would not be accepted.
    • Narrators demonstrated resistance coping techniques through direct confrontation with aggressors, such as racists, sexists, homophobes, elitists, and misogynoirists.
  2. A person who races (cars, etc.).

  3. Constituting, exhibiting, advocating, or pertaining to racism.

    • I'm pretty sure I'm flunking math because my teacher is racist against Latinos.
  4. + 1 more definition
    1. Discriminatory.

      • They don't allow Muslims and gays to join the club? That's racist!
      • Oh oh.. the term 'Neo-Nazi'.. just a few days ago, I heard a few girls sitting next to my table talking about this guy who was racist against females and call them 'femine-Nazi' (sp?)
      • Could it be the hate-filled content and the racist attitudes towards women and homosexuals?

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for racist. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA