white nationalist

noun

plural white nationalists

: one of a group of militant white people who espouse white supremacy (see white supremacy sense 1) and advocate enforced racial segregation

Since 9/11, white nationalists … have accounted for more terrorist attacks than any other group in the United States.

—Alan Mikhail

white nationalism noun

or less commonly White Nationalism

… a far right platform that includes white nationalism and opposition to Israel.

—Mike Sunnucks

Examples of white nationalist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In the latest hurdle for the Collins campaign, a CNN investigation has found Collins' son-in-law, David Alan Scheer II, spreads white nationalist rhetoric on social media and associates with white supremacist groups. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 17 July 2026

Ultimately, Goldsmith said that rally further smeared public perception of the white nationalist movement as violent and un-American — lessons that Rousseau took to heart. — Odette Yousef, NPR, 11 July 2026

Mason is represented by Florida lawyer and far-right politician Anthony Sabatini, who is also representing Donalds’ white nationalist primary challenger in a separate legal battle. — Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026

The group espouses white nationalist and white supremacist ideology, advocating the creation of a white ethnostate and opposing multiculturalism. — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 6 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1951, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for white nationalist

• internationalist
• rationalist