Rankist
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 One who perpetuates rankism.
"Wambach divides rankists into two categories: Somebody rankists, who come from positions of power and use their rank against the less powerful; and Nobody rankists, who have little power and strike out against those who do."
Example
More examples"Wambach divides rankists into two categories: Somebody rankists, who come from positions of power and use their rank against the less powerful; and Nobody rankists, who have little power and strike out against those who do."
Etymology
From rank + -ist.
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