racist

Word parts

race + -ist

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈreɪsɪst/

• Audio (UK)

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• Hyphenation: rac‧ist

Noun

Singular racist

Plural racists

1. (countable) A racist is someone who believes that people of difference races should be treated differently.

   He is a racist. He keeps on saying bad things about the blacks and Arabs.

Related words

• race
• racism
• sexist