segregationist

noun

seg·​re·​ga·​tion·​ist ˌse-gri-ˈgā-sh(ə-)nist 

plural segregationists

: a person who believes in or practices segregation especially of races (see race entry 1 sense 1a)

segregationist adjective

Examples of segregationist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In 1962: Riots erupted at the University of Mississippi as segregationists violently opposed the enrollment of James Meredith, the first African American student at the university. —Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 30 Sep. 2025

Sullivan involved an Alabama police commissioner who sued the New York Times over a truthful publication describing segregationist violence against civil rights protesters. —Time, 29 Sep. 2025

Even after the Tennessee National Guard was summoned to restore order, staunch segregationists refused to let up. —Andrea Williams, Nashville Tennessean, 27 Sep. 2025

Their activism drew hostility from segregationists, which cost them their jobs. —Mariette Williams, AFAR Media, 9 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1913, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for segregationist

• conservationist
• educationist
• integrationist
• isolationist
• assimilationist
• creationist

Kids Definition

segregationist

noun

seg·​re·​ga·​tion·​ist ˌseg-ri-ˈgā-sh(ə-)nəst 

: a person who believes in, practices, or encourages segregation especially of races