supremacist

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

/ səˈprɛm ə sɪst, sʊ- /

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noun

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

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Origin of supremacist

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

Words nearby supremacist

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How to use supremacist in a sentence

At least 150 eponyms, names tied to birds, are being reconsidered because of ties to enslavers, grave robbers and supremacists.
A D.C. area environmental group is dropping the name of John Audubon, naturalist who was an enslaver and Indian grave robber|Darryl Fears|October 27, 2021|Washington Post
The FBI raided his home in 2000 with an affidavit questioning his use of $200,000 from his white supremacist fundraising.
The Price of Steve Scalise’s Silence|Jason Berry|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
JUDNICK: The immediate supremacist reaction is to equalize everything.
The Unbearable Whiteness of Protesting|Rawiya Kameir, Judnick Mayard|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
An Oregon man with ties to a white supremacist group was arrested and sentenced to an 18-month prison term.
The Twisted History of the Noose|Kevin Canfield|August 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST

A gunman with longtime white supremacist and anti-Semitic associations opened fire at a Jewish community center.
Passover Week Hate Crimes Evoke Horrible History|Thane Rosenbaum|April 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He immediately offered to tell the authorities everything he knew about a supremacist organization known as The Order.
The Killer Klansman’s Missing Years as a Federal Informant|Michael Daly|April 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for supremacist

supremacist

/ (sʊˈprɛməsɪst, sjʊ-) /

noun

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

adjective

characterized by belief in the supremacy of any particular group

Derived forms of supremacist

supremacism or suprematism, noun

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