racist

B2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈɹæɪ.sɪst/ UK /ˈɹeɪ.sɪst/ See IPA manual

Freq #5763

Meanings

1

adj
Treating people unfairly or with hatred because of their race.

He was fired for making racist comments at work.
2

noun
A person who believes their own race is better and treats others unfairly.

The crowd shouted at the racists to leave the stadium.

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Synonyms

2 noun · a person who believes their... racialist

More bigotedrayciss

Word family

Forms racists

Derived forms anti-racistantiracistarchracistcryptoracistgaycistgracisthyperracistmetaracistneoracistnonracistpostracistproracist

Related forms antiracismbigotethnocentristpseudoracismracismxenophobe

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Proverbs (1)

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No one is born a racist

Etymology

1932 (noun), 1938 (adjective). Formed from racism (1928), paralleling French raciste (1892). Replaced older racialist (1910). Equivalent to race + -ist.

raciste French

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# racist

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** adj, noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈɹæɪ.sɪst/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈɹeɪ.sɪst/
**Frequency rank:** 5763

## Meanings
1. Treating people unfairly or with hatred because of their race.
2. A person who believes their own race is better and treats others unfairly.

## Examples
- He was fired for making racist comments at work.
- The crowd shouted at the racists to leave the stadium.

## Synonyms
- bigoted
- rayciss

## Derived Forms
- anti-racist
- antiracist
- archracist
- cryptoracist
- gaycist
- gracist
- hyperracist
- metaracist
- neoracist
- nonracist
- postracist
- proracist

## Related Forms
- antiracism
- bigot
- ethnocentrist
- pseudoracism
- racism
- xenophobe

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: raciste

## Etymology
1932 (noun), 1938 (adjective). Formed from racism (1928), paralleling French raciste (1892). Replaced older racialist (1910). Equivalent to race + -ist.

## AI Etymology
Racist is attested in 1932 (noun), 1938 (adjective). Formed from racism (1928), paralleling French raciste (1892). Replaced older racialist (1910). Equivalent to race + -ist. Modern senses include treating people unfairly or with hatred because of their race. and a person who believes their own race is better and treats others unfairly.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as anti-racist, antiracist, archracist, cryptoracist, gaycist, and gracist and related forms such as antiracism, bigot, ethnocentrist, and pseudoracism.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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