RACIST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does racist mean? 

• RACIST (noun)
  The noun RACIST has 1 sense:

1. a person with a prejudiced belief that one racial group is superior to others

  Familiarity information: RACIST used as a noun is very rare.

• RACIST (adjective)
  The adjective RACIST has 2 senses:

1. based on racial intolerance

2. discriminatory especially on the basis of race or religion

  Familiarity information: RACIST used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RACIST (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person with a prejudiced belief that one racial group is superior to others

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

racialist; racist

Hypernyms ("racist" is a kind of...):

bigot (a prejudiced person who is intolerant of any opinions differing from his own)

Derivation:

racism (discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of another race)

racism (the prejudice that members of one race are intrinsically superior to members of other races)

• RACIST (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Based on racial intolerance

Context example:

racist remarks

Similar:

racial (of or characteristic of race or races or arising from differences among groups)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Discriminatory especially on the basis of race or religion

Synonyms:

anti-Semite; antiblack; racist

Similar:

discriminatory; prejudiced (being biased or having a belief or attitude formed beforehand)