antisemite

American

[an-tee-sem-ahyt, an-tahy-, -see-mahyt] / ˌæn tiˈsɛm aɪt, ˌæn taɪ-, -ˈsi maɪt /

Or anti-Semite

noun

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

Spelling

See antisemitism.

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

antisemitic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of antisemite

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

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In January, he took out a full-page advert in the Wall Street Journal in which he said he was "not a Nazi or an antisemite", adding: "I love Jewish people."

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

"I am not a Nazi or an antisemite," he wrote.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Sartre argued that for the antisemite, “there is no question of building a new society, but only of purifying the one that exists.”

From Salon • Dec. 17, 2025

I don’t believe that Mr. Roberts is an antisemite.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025

A few tried to evoke outrage by describing him as an antisemite.

From Slate • Nov. 5, 2025

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