different between racist vs centrist

English

Etymology

1932 (noun), 1938 (adjective). Formed from racism (1928), paralleling French raciste (1892).Replaces older racialist (1910). For more, see race, -ist.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??e?s?st/

Noun

racist (plural racists)

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

Hyponyms

• Jim Crower, Jim Crowist
• white supremacist, whitist, black supremacist

Derived terms

Translations

Adjective

racist (comparative more racist, superlative most racist)

1. Constituting, exhibiting, advocating or pertaining to racism.
2. (colloquial, nonstandard, by extension) Discriminatory.

Translations

Related terms

• antiracism
• pseudoracism
• racism

See also

• bigot
• ethnocentrist
• xenophobe

References

• racist in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• racist at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• TRIACs, artics, crista, scairt, triacs, tsaric

Danish

Noun

racist

1. racist

Declension

Further reading

• “racist” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

ras +? -ist

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?st

Noun

racist m (plural racisten, diminutive racistje n)

1. racist

English

Etymology

From French centriste.

Adjective

centrist (comparative more centrist, superlative most centrist)

1. Of, pertaining to, or advocating centrism.

Translations

Noun

centrist (plural centrists)

1. A person who advocates centrism.

Translations

Coordinate terms

• leftist
• rightist

Anagrams

• citterns, stricten

Romanian

Etymology

From French centriste

Noun

centrist m (plural centri?ti)

1. centrist

Declension