eugenicist

Also eu·ge·nist

[yoo-jen-uh-sist]

noun

1. a specialist in measures intended to produce a perceived improvement in the human species or a human population.

2. an advocate of measures intended to produce a perceived improvement in the human species or a human population.

Word History and Origins

Origin of eugenicist¹

First recorded in 1905–10; eugenic + -ist

Example Sentences

I’ve asked the White House and Department of Health and Human Services for comment on the echoes of eugenicist thinking in contemporary government policies but haven’t received replies.

From Los Angeles Times

The denim campaign, which centers on a pun of “good genes,” has been accused of carrying eugenicist undertones.

From Salon

The ads center on the phrase “Sydney Sweeney has great jeans,” which some viewers took to have eugenicist undertones.

From Salon

This is where the GOP's traditional classism and racism meld with Kennedy's unsubtle eugenicist impulses.

From Salon

His fixation on playing games with the bodies of vulnerable kids has a sadistic and eugenicist edge to it.

From Salon