Rankist

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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

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"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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