Ageist
//ˈeɪ̯.dʒɪst// adj, noun
adj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A person who behaves in an ageist manner.
"He didn’t like to think of himself as an ageist, but he had to admit that he hadn’t considered the needs of some of the more elderly participants."
Adjective
- 1 Unfairly discriminatory against someone based on their age.
"Upon hearing that his employer would soon require yearly physical examinations and vision screening, my father exclaimed that the policy was ageist."
Synonyms
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More examples"Say what you like about the modern stand-up scene, it's anything but ageist."
Etymology
From age + -ist.
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