racist
pronunciation
How to pronounce racist in British English:
UK ['reɪsɪst]
How to pronounce racist in American English:
US ['reɪsɪst]
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- Noun:
- a person with a prejudiced belief that one race is superior to others
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- Adjective:
- based on racial intolerance
- discriminatory especially on the basis of race or religion
Word Origin
- racist
- 1932 as a noun, 1938 as an adjective, from race (n.2); racism is first attested 1936 (from French racisme, 1935), originally in the context of Nazi theories. But they replaced earlier words, racialism (1871) and racialist (1917), both often used early 20c. in a British or South African context. In the U.S., race hatred, race prejudice had been used, and, especially in 19c. political contexts, negrophobia.
Example
- 1. It is not inherently racist to call for tighter border controls .
- 2. A woman told johnson he should resign because he is racist .
- 3. When I filed a complaint , I was subjected to a racist reprisal .
- 4. Some stereotypes widely believed and repeated about kosovars abroad are merely racist .
- 5. Every journalist in the country considered the party 's members to be racist because of their anti-immigration platform .