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Ku Kluxer

American  
[koo kluhk-ser, kyoo] / ˈku ˈklʌk sər, ˈkyu /

noun

  1. a member of a Ku Klux Klan.


Etymology

Origin of Ku Kluxer

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80; Ku Klux (Klan) + -er 1

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Born of an Episcopal family, of British ancestry, he was never a church member, never a Ku Kluxer.

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