racist

English

Etymology

French raciste. For more, see race, -ist.

Noun

racist (plural racists)

  1. A person who believes in or supports racism; a person who believes that a particular race is superior to others.
    • 2009, Shirley R. Steinberg, Diversity and Multiculturalism: A Reader, page 104:
      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.

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Adjective

racist (comparative more racist, superlative most racist)

  1. Constituting, exhibiting, advocating or pertaining to racism.
    • 2007 April 24, Luis Armand Garcia as Max Lopez, “George Can't Let Sleeping Mexicans Lie”, in George Lopez, season 6, episode 15:
      I'm pretty sure I'm flunking math because my teacher is racist against Latinos.
  2. (colloquial, nonstandard) Discriminatory.
    They don't allow Muslims and gays to join the club? That's racist!

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Danish

Noun

racist

  1. racist

Declension
Declension of racist
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative racist racisten racister racisterne
genitive racists racistens racisters racisternes

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Dutch

Etymology

ras +‎ -ist

Pronunciation
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  • Rhymes: -ɪst

Noun

racist m (plural racisten, diminutive racistje n)

  1. racist
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