Tribalist

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who identifies with, or has loyalty to, a tribe or similar group.

    "‘Yes but your grandfather was a tribalist. That was the only reason he refused to let me and your father marry. Tribalism is what is holding Nigeria back. You must never judge someone based on their tribe.’"

Example

More examples

"I think we can evolve from our tribalist impulses."

Etymology

From tribal + -ist.

More for "tribalist"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.