anti-Semite

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noun (1)

an·​ti-Sem·​ite ˌan-tē-ˈse-ˌmīt  ˌan-tī- 

especially British -ˈsē-ˌmīt

: 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

anti-Semitism

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noun (2)

an·​ti-Sem·​i·​tism ˌan-tē-ˈse-mə-ˌti-zəm  ˌan-ˌtī- 

variants or less commonly antisemitism

: hostility toward or discrimination against Jews as a religious, ethnic, or racial group

Examples of anti-Semite in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Democrats have little trouble understanding that the right-wing infighting over Carlson is about whether the Republican tent, which already includes racists, nativists, and vicious Islamophobes, is also big enough to include anti-Semites. — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026

Rabid anti-Semite Hasan Piker calls Bill Maher an ‘Islamophobe’ while appearing alongside Michigan Senate candidate Abdul Al-Sayed. — Staff, FOXNews.com, 16 Apr. 2026

Noun

In fact, according to the Henry Ford museum website as reported by the Detroit Free Press in 2021, the most controversial pertains to company founder Henry Ford and anti-Semitism. — Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 1 Sep. 2026

El-Sayed and Piker have professed their abhorrence of anti-Semitism. — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

borrowed from German Antisemit, from anti- anti- + Semit semite

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1880, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1880, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for anti-Semite

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