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

antisemitic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of antisemite

First recorded in 1880–85

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antisemite

He wasn’t a Nazi, or even an antisemite.

From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2026

He added that it led him to say and do things he regrets and insisted he is "not a Nazi or an antisemite".

From BBC ● Mar. 31, 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

"Dinghofer was an antisemite and a Nazi party member during WWII," said Lia Guttmann, co-president of the Austrian Union of Jewish Students group.

From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2025

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2025

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