: 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.—
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Their Connecticut estate, Great Elm, housed ten children and a cavalcade of heady guests such as Albert Jay Nock, the author, anti–New Dealer, and casual anti-Semite.
—Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
Anyone who dared to speak out against Zionism and Israeli extremism is labelled an anti-Semite and at times, even a Nazi.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 14 Mar. 2025
The confrontational talk-radio host had made a name for himself by arguing on-air with, among others, anti-Semites and white supremacists.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2024
To what extent was Lindbergh actually an anti-Semite?
—CBS News, 1 Dec. 2024
In 1895, during Austria-Hungary’s traumatic transition to industrial capitalism, Vienna elected a vicious anti-Semite as mayor.
—Pankaj Mishra, Foreign Affairs, 17 Oct. 2016
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
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Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
Anyone who dared to speak out against Zionism and Israeli extremism is labelled an anti-Semite and at times, even a Nazi.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 14 Mar. 2025
The confrontational talk-radio host had made a name for himself by arguing on-air with, among others, anti-Semites and white supremacists.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2024
To what extent was Lindbergh actually an anti-Semite?
—CBS News, 1 Dec. 2024
In 1895, during Austria-Hungary’s traumatic transition to industrial capitalism, Vienna elected a vicious anti-Semite as mayor.
—Pankaj Mishra, Foreign Affairs, 17 Oct. 2016
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
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“Anti-Semite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-Semite. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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