antisemite

or an·ti-Sem·ite

[ an-tee-sem-ahyt, an-tahy- or, especially British, -see-mahyt ]
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noun
  1. a person who discriminates against or is prejudiced or hostile toward Jews.

Origin of antisemite

1
First recorded in 1880–85

usage note For antisemite

Other words from antisemite

  • an·ti·se·mit·ic [an-tee-suh-mit-ik, an-tahy-], /ˌæn ti səˈmɪt ɪk, ˌæn taɪ-/, adjective

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How to use antisemite in a sentence

  • The Conservatives, hoping to win votes, even adopted an anti-Semite clause in their programme.

  • But when it comes to calling me an anti-Semite, it is obvious you are not in a fit state to continue this interview.

    Ghetto Comedies | Israel Zangwill
  • He pities the anti-Semite as he pities all who suffer and who are in want of the good things and the good qualities of life.

    Discourses of Keidansky | Bernard G. Richards
  • But as she was an anti-Semite with a sense of humour she admitted that the remedy was a slow one and difficult to enforce.

    Home Life in Germany | Mrs. Alfred Sidgwick
  • Philo is referring perhaps to Apion, the vainglorious anti-Semite, whom he often covertly attacks.

    Philo-Judaeus of Alexandria | Norman Bentwich

British Dictionary definitions for anti-Semite

anti-Semite

noun
  1. a person who persecutes or discriminates against Jews

Derived forms of anti-Semite

  • anti-Semitism, noun

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