: a student or advocate of eugenics

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The publication’s editors advocated for patents for white Americans only, furthered sexist scientific theories, and provided a platform for eugenicists. Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026 Giant subterranean sandworms measuring 1,500 feet long; a narcotic that fuels interstellar travel and bends a user’s perception of space-time; a mystical cabal of eugenicist witches—the list goes on. Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Mar. 2026 The second season of Fallout introduced new factions — Caesar's Legion, the Great Khans — while shedding more light on the eugenicist goals of the Vault-Tec Corporation. Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Feb. 2026 Shockley also was a vocal and notorious scientific racist and eugenicist, his views amplified by the early venture capitalists at Richard Draper’s Pioneer Fund. David Bloom, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for eugenicist

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1909, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of eugenicist was circa 1909

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“Eugenicist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eugenicist. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

Medical Definition

eugenicist

noun
: a student or advocate of eugenics
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