Racist Meaning
/ˈɹeɪ.sɪst/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA 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.
nounA person who races (cars, etc.).
Sentence Examples
That politician put his foot in his mouth when he made those racist comments.
He confessed in court that he was in touch with racist groups.
He was stabbed to death in a racist attack.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
A person who hates others based on their skin color is a ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The employee was dismissed after making ____ remarks to a colleague during a team meeting.
Word Origin & History
1932 (noun), 1938 (adjective). Formed from racism (1928), paralleling French raciste (1892). Replaced older racialist (1910). Equivalent to race + -ist.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"I don't blame racists, sexists, lookists, or any other “ists” for what they personify and perpetuate. They are mere hostages of their egos."
— 2007, Fran Harris, Will the REAL You Please Stand Up?:
"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."
— 2009, Shirley R. Steinberg, Diversity and Multiculturalism: A Reader, page 104:
"Narrators demonstrated resistance coping techniques through direct confrontation with aggressors, such as racists, sexists, homophobes, elitists, and misogynoirists."
— 2022 December 6, LeAnna T. Luney, “Like our foremothers survived: Self-education, direct confrontation, and humor as resistance coping in Black womxn and femme college student being”, in Frontiers in Education, volume 7, →DOI, page 10:
"I'm pretty sure I'm flunking math because my teacher is racist against Latinos."
— 2007 April 24, “George Can't Let Sleeping Mexicans Lie”, in George Lopez, season 6, episode 15, spoken by Max Lopez (Luis Armand Garcia):
"Oh oh.. the term 'Neo-Nazi'.. just a few days ago, I heard a few girls sitting next to my table talking about this guy who was racist against females and call them 'femine-Nazi' (sp?)"
— 1996 November 14, Julie Wang, “TC Yang's talent”, in soc.culture.china (Usenet):
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CEFR Practice Quiz
A person who hates others based on their skin color is a ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The employee was dismissed after making ____ remarks to a colleague during a team meeting.