Segregationist
adj, noun
adj, noun ·5 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A person who supports or believes in segregation.
"Her [Rosa Parks'] arrest launched a 381-day Montgomery bus boycott in which 40,000 Black people, mostly all working people, fought the segregationist bosses."
- 2 someone who believes the racial groups should be kept apart wordnet
Adjective
- 1 Causing or promoting segregation.
"In that way, all integrationist Judaisms differ from all segregationist ones."
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"Her [Rosa Parks'] arrest launched a 381-day Montgomery bus boycott in which 40,000 Black people, mostly all working people, fought the segregationist bosses."
Etymology
From segregation + -ist.