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rac·ist
 racist
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- pronunciation:
- reI
sihst
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
believing, implying, or claiming that one race of human beings is superior to another or others.
He was criticized for the racist comment he made. |
| definition 2: |
accepting of or engaging in discrimination against members of a particular race or races.
They fought to change the racist laws. |
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noun |
| definition: |
a person who believes in the notion that racial groups have basic differences that can make one or more groups superior to others and typically believes that his or her own racial group is superior to all others.
Some people called him a racist, but he denied it. |
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