antisemite

Or an·ti-Sem·ite

[an-tee-sem-ahyt, an-tahy-, -see-mahyt]

noun

1. a person who discriminates against or is prejudiced or hostile toward Jews.

Spelling Note

See antisemitism.

Other Word Forms

• antisemitic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of antisemite¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

He was accused of being an antisemite because of repeated comments about the power of Jewish donors in the United States, and of being Islamophobic because of comments such as describing “large dedicated Islamic areas” as “a threat to America.”

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Westman was a 23-year-old white nationalist, a supporter of a far-right candidate running as a gun influencer and a blatant racist and antisemite; she had a long, troubling history of mental health issues.

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We can expect to see countless millions poured into a scorched-earth negative campaign depicting Mamdani as an antisemite, a Muslim extremist and/or a Marxist revolutionary.

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That's why it's easier to give the long dead a wider berth — I'm not paying for antisemite Richard Wagner's lavish lifestyle if I go see a production of "Parsifal."

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Accusations that Nash was an antisemite, adulterer and homophobe began to appear in reviews, gossip sites and news articles, prompting him to appear on “60 Minutes” to refute the claims.

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