supremacist

[suh-prem-uh-sist, soo-]

noun

1. a person who believes in or advocates the supremacy of a particular group, especially a racial group.

   a white supremacist.

supremacist

/ sjʊ-, sʊˈprɛməsɪst /

noun

1. a person who promotes or advocates the supremacy of any particular group

adjective

1. characterized by belief in the supremacy of any particular group

Other Word Forms

• supremacism noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of supremacist¹

First recorded in 1945–50; supremac(y) + -ist

Example Sentences

At MOCA, some of those elaborate white supremacist monuments are skillfully crafted.

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The same banner went on to quote a white supremacist slogan known as the 14 Words: "We must secure the existence of our people and a future for white children."

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That conspiracy theory, according to the Associated Press, caught on with white supremacist groups.

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In 2017, just two years after Discord was founded, white supremacists used the site to plan the deadly “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Va.

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Over the weekend, Richardson watched the videos of the white supremacists chanting downtown in horror.

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