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

… his vision for the community—an enclave where residents fly "racialist" banners, where they are able to import enough … white nationalists to take control of the town government …

—John Eligon

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

In 2013, media outlets reported that neo-Nazi Craig Cobb was buying land in the small town of Leith, North Dakota, to build a white nationalist community. —Paul J. Becker, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025

At the time, Fuentes denied being a white nationalist and a racist to The Boston Globe. —Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2025

Chris Smith, son of an abusive white nationalist supervillain) being harassed by his pet eagle, Eagly. —Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2025

Trump’s pardons of January 6 rioters and a shift in federal law enforcement’s focus toward immigration have also led many on the far right to believe that federal investigations into white nationalists are no longer a priority. —Aram Roston, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1951, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for white nationalist

• internationalist
• rationalist