nativist

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noun

na·​tiv·​ist -və̇st 

plural -s

: one who believes in or advocates nativism

a bigoted nativist who published feverish anti-immigration and anti-Catholic tracts

—Marshall Davidson

nativist

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adjective

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1

: of, having the characteristics of, or supporting political nativism

the die-hard Know-Nothings … were both nativist and proslavery

—M. M. Hunt

old nativist prejudice against the … foreign businessman

—Springfield (Massachusetts) Republican

2

: of, relating to, or composed of nativists

nativist rural audiences in the south

—W. G. Carleton

Word History

Etymology

Noun

native entry 1 + -ist

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