Ku Kluxer
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Ku Kluxer
An Americanism dating back to 1875–80; Ku Klux (Klan) + -er 1
Example Sentences
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Trump told the press that he had watched the Charlottesville protests “much more closely than you people” but also claimed he didn’t realize that David Duke was in attendance, even though on Saturday the notorious Ku Kluxer was strutting all over the airwaves.
From Salon
Witness Ku Kluxer David Duke declaring in Charlottesville, Virginia, before Saturday’s violence, “We are determined to take our country back. We are going to fulfill the promises of Donald Trump. That’s what we believed in, that’s why we voted for Donald Trump. Because he said he’s going to take our country back.”
From Salon
Born of an Episcopal family, of British ancestry, he was never a church member, never a Ku Kluxer.
From Time Magazine Archive
Circuit Judge George Lewis Bailes decided there was only one "reasonable, humane and practical" way out: he fired the ex-convict from the jury, temporarily excused the former Ku Kluxer at his request, declared a six weeks' recess for the others.
From Time Magazine Archive
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