supremacist

[suh-prem-uh-sist, soo-]

noun

1. a person who believes in or advocates the supremacy of a particular group, especially a racial group.

   a white supremacist.

supremacist

/ sjʊ-, sʊˈprɛməsɪst /

noun

1. a person who promotes or advocates the supremacy of any particular group

adjective

1. characterized by belief in the supremacy of any particular group

Other Word Forms

• supremacism noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of supremacist¹

First recorded in 1945–50; supremac(y) + -ist

Example Sentences

He tweaked the algorithm honed over decades to favor fanboy cranks who promoted his cars, space colonization dreams and white supremacist fantasies.

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That was posted by the leader of an activist organization, described as a hate group by some, that claims to “combat the threats from Islamic supremacists, radical leftists and their allies.”

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Fuentes’ followers “are white supremacists, hate women, Jews, Hindus, many types of Christians, brown people of a wide variety of backgrounds, Blacks, America’s foreign policy and America’s constitution,” Shapiro explained.

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At MOCA, some of those elaborate white supremacist monuments are skillfully crafted.

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The same banner went on to quote a white supremacist slogan known as the 14 Words: "We must secure the existence of our people and a future for white children."

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