eugenicist

[ yoo-jen-uh-sist ]

noun

1. a specialist in measures intended to produce a perceived improvement in the human species or a human population.
2. an advocate of measures intended to produce a perceived improvement in the human species or a human population.

Word History and Origins

Origin of eugenicist¹

First recorded in 1905–10; eugenic + -ist

Example Sentences

Apart from some eugenicists, however, most of these clergy wanted to give people access to contraception in order to create “healthy” families, regardless of income level.

From No Straight News

Sadly, as Cleghorn relates, despite their importance as advocates for women’s reproductive health, the records of Sanger and Stopes are tainted by their eugenicist beliefs.

From Washington Post

Judge Posner is both an enthusiastic advocate of euthanasia and an energetic eugenicist.

From The Daily Beast