racist

Meanings

Noun

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

Adjective

• Constituting, exhibiting, advocating or pertaining to racism.
• Discriminatory.

Related

Narrower meaning words

• Jim Crower, Jim Crowist
• white supremacist, whitist, [[black supremacist]]

Origin

• 1932 (noun), 1938 (adjective). Formed from racism (1928), paralleling French raciste (1892).
• Replaced older racialist (1910). For more, see race, -ist.