Meaning

2 senses
  1. 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.

    Rassist, Rassistin

    раси́стrasíst, раси́сткаrasístka

    раси́стrasýst, раси́сткаrasýstka

    a person with a prejudiced belief that one racial group is superior to others

  2. (broadly, colloquial)A person who exhibits hatred or prejudice against a race (species) of beings, such as an alien race or the human race.

Examples

265 sentences
  1. I know Tom is a racist.

    Я знаю, що Том расист.

    ruЯ знаю, что Том - расист.

    deIch weiß, dass Tom ein Rassist ist.

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  2. I don't believe Tom is a racist.

    Я не думаю, що Том расист.

    ruЯ не верю, что Том расист.

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  3. I know that Tom is a racist.

    Я знаю, що Том расист.

    ruЯ знаю, что Том - расист.

    deIch weiß, dass Tom ein Rassist ist.

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  4. Tom is a racist.

    Том расист.

    ruФома расист.

    deTom ist ein Rassist.

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  5. Tom isn't a racist.

    Том не расист.

    ruТом не расист.

    deTom ist kein Rassist.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
person who believes a particular race is superior to others.:
Русский
By meaning 1
person who believes a particular race is superior to others.:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
person who believes a particular race is superior to others.:

Origin

1932 (noun), 1938 (adjective). Formed from racism (1928), paralleling French raciste (1892

1932 (noun), 1938 (adjective). Formed from racism (1928), paralleling French raciste (1892).

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Forms

plural: racists
Singularracist
Pluralracists

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a person with a prejudiced belief that one racial group is superior to others:racialist

Word family

1 related words
Relatedracism

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
racist — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto