: a person who has a hostile, prejudiced attitude toward Jews : an anti-Semitic person
The anti-Semites of his day insisted that Disraeli was bogus in every respect but his identification with Jews and Judaism.—
Anthony Julius
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Examples of anti-Semite in a Sentence
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So, that’s going to be a surprise for the people who called me anti-Semite.
—Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2024
As the saying goes, a philo-Semite is an anti-Semite who likes Jews.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2024
In general anti-Semites have anti-Jewish attitudes in regards to the religion, but the inverse is not always so.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 22 Apr. 2010
To break the suspense: Eliade was an anti-Semite and a full member of the Iron Guard.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 15 Nov. 2023
And now some politicians claim to have found the answer: Deport the anti-Semites.
—Joseph C. Sternberg, WSJ, 9 Nov. 2023
Friends, relatives, and Isaacson himself constantly remind us of Musk’s struggle not to become like the vicious anti-Semite, grifter, and step-daughter-impregnator Errol Musk.
—WIRED, 15 Sep. 2023
Remini’s complaints are like an anti-Semite complaining about the Jewish Anti-Defamation League for exposing the anti-Semite’s bigotry and propaganda.
—People Staff, Peoplemag, 3 Aug. 2023
His collapse on the Jewish holiday of Purim—when Jews celebrate their escape from the notorious anti-Semite Haman, as recounted in the Book of Esther—ended the episode.
—Joshua Rubenstein, WSJ, 3 Mar. 2023
Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2024
As the saying goes, a philo-Semite is an anti-Semite who likes Jews.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2024
In general anti-Semites have anti-Jewish attitudes in regards to the religion, but the inverse is not always so.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 22 Apr. 2010
To break the suspense: Eliade was an anti-Semite and a full member of the Iron Guard.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 15 Nov. 2023
And now some politicians claim to have found the answer: Deport the anti-Semites.
—Joseph C. Sternberg, WSJ, 9 Nov. 2023
Friends, relatives, and Isaacson himself constantly remind us of Musk’s struggle not to become like the vicious anti-Semite, grifter, and step-daughter-impregnator Errol Musk.
—WIRED, 15 Sep. 2023
Remini’s complaints are like an anti-Semite complaining about the Jewish Anti-Defamation League for exposing the anti-Semite’s bigotry and propaganda.
—People Staff, Peoplemag, 3 Aug. 2023
His collapse on the Jewish holiday of Purim—when Jews celebrate their escape from the notorious anti-Semite Haman, as recounted in the Book of Esther—ended the episode.
—Joshua Rubenstein, WSJ, 3 Mar. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1880, in the meaning defined above
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“Anti-Semite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-Semite. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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