racist meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

racist

noun

US, UK /ˈɹeɪ.sɪst/ · AU /ˈɹæɪ.sɪst/

Etymology 1932 (noun), 1938 (adjective). Formed from racism (1928), paralleling French raciste (1892). Replaced older racialist (1910). Equivalent to race + -ist.

A person who believes in or supports racism; a person who believes that a particular race is superior to others, or who discriminates against other races.

I don't blame racists, sexists, lookists, or any other “ists” for what they personify and perpetuate. They are mere hostages of their egos.2007, Fran Harris, Will the REAL You Please Stand Up?:
Almost all the students I interviewed and worked with in group-facilitated discussions resisted being called a racist. This label was just too painful and for most students would not be accepted.2009, Shirley R. Steinberg, Diversity and Multiculturalism: A Reader, page 104:

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Narrators demonstrated resistance coping techniques through direct confrontation with aggressors, such as racists, sexists, homophobes, elitists, and misogynoirists.2022 December 6, LeAnna T. Luney, “Like our foremothers survived: Self-education, direct confrontation, and humor as resistance coping in Black womxn and femme college student being”, in Frontiers in Education, volume 7, →DOI, page 10:

Internet, Humorous A person who races (cars, etc.).

Hypernyms: supremacist
Hyponyms: Jim Crower, Jim Crowist, white supremacist, whitist, black supremacist

racist

adj

Etymology 1932 (noun), 1938 (adjective). Formed from racism (1928), paralleling French raciste (1892). Replaced older racialist (1910). Equivalent to race + -ist.

Constituting, exhibiting, advocating, or pertaining to racism.

I'm pretty sure I'm flunking math because my teacher is racist against Latinos.2007 April 24, “George Can't Let Sleeping Mexicans Lie”, in George Lopez, season 6, episode 15, spoken by Max Lopez (Luis Armand Garcia):

Broadly, Colloquial, Proscribed Discriminatory.

They don't allow Muslims and gays to join the club? That's racist!
Oh oh.. the term 'Neo-Nazi'.. just a few days ago, I heard a few girls sitting next to my table talking about this guy who was racist against females and call them 'femine-Nazi' (sp?)1996 November 14, Julie Wang, “TC Yang's talent”, in soc.culture.china (Usenet):

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Could it be the hate-filled content and the racist attitudes towards women and homosexuals?1998 April 22, Keri Lynn Sweeney, “Give it up, forger...this is very dull”, in alt.adoption (Usenet):
so you are racist against gay ppl? I didnt know cable co's hired racist ppl!2000 August 12, Joe, “Who's Gary Tait anyways”, in alt.cable-tv (Usenet):
People are racist against the sick and injured2004, Perth Desperado, One Aussie's Endeavours, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 191:
Amber went thoughtful. I wondered if she was racist against lesbian people.2011, Michelle Tea, Rose of No Man's Land, Anchor Canada, →ISBN:

Synonyms: rayciss, bigoted
Derived terms: anti-racist, antiracist, archracist, cryptoracist, gaycist, gracist, hyperracist, metaracist, neoracist, nonracist, postracist, proracist, proto-racist, pseudoracist, quasiracist, racistly, reverse racist, scientific racist, semiracist, socio-racist, superracist, ultraracist, unracist, xenoracist
Related terms: antiracism, bigot, ethnocentrist, pseudoracism, racism, xenophobe