white nationalist

noun

plural white nationalists

: one of a group of militant white people who espouse white supremacy (see white supremacy sense 1) and advocate enforced racial segregation

Since 9/11, white nationalists … have accounted for more terrorist attacks than any other group in the United States.

—Alan Mikhail

white nationalism noun

or less commonly White Nationalism

… a far right platform that includes white nationalism and opposition to Israel.

—Mike Sunnucks

Examples of white nationalist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Black people and white nationalists, however, have joined forces in the past. —George Michael, The Conversation, 19 Dec. 2025

Two additional members of the Heritage Foundation’s board of trustees have resigned over the controversy surrounding the conservative think tank’s president defending an interview between Tucker Carlson and white nationalist Nick Fuentes. —Jared Gans, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2025

Several major figures from America’s far right have been named as guests at a white nationalist conference in Tennessee, including Patriot Front’s Thomas Rousseau, according to a report. —Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025

The interview drew intense backlash — and the hosts even worked to turn that response into content, staging a follow-up livestream with their loudest critics, a gallery that included both leftist Hasan Piker and white nationalist Nick Fuentes. —Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1951, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for white nationalist

• internationalist
• rationalist