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eugenicist

[ yoo-jen-uh-sist ]
/ yuˈdʒɛn ə sɪst /
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noun
a specialist in measures intended to produce a perceived improvement in the human species or a human population.
an advocate of measures intended to produce a perceived improvement in the human species or a human population.
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Also eu·ge·nist [yoo-juh-nist, yoo-jen-ist]. /ˈyu dʒə nɪst, yuˈdʒɛn ɪst/.

Origin of eugenicist

First recorded in 1905–10; eugenic + -ist
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