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rankist

noun
/ˈɹæŋkɪst/

Etymology

From rank + -ist.

  1. derived from *h₃reǵ-✻ — “straight, direct”
  2. inherited from *rankaz✻ — “straight”
  3. inherited from *rank✻
  4. inherited from ranc — “proud, haughty, arrogant, insolent, forward, overbearing, showy, ostentatious, splendid, bold, valiant, noble, brave, strong, full-grown, mature”
  5. inherited from rank — “strong, proud”
  6. suffixed as rankist — “rank + ist”

Definitions

  1. One who perpetuates rankism.

    • Wambach divides rankists into two categories: Somebody rankists, who come from positions of power and use their rank against the less powerful; and Nobody rankists, who have little power and strike out against those who do.

The neighborhood

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