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

Yes, Trump himself is just looking to benefit with crypto scams, making billions of dollars, but the white nationalists that are working with him are very happy to be detaining undocumented immigrants. — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026

In the latest hurdle for the Collins campaign, a CNN investigation has found Collins' son-in-law, David Alan Scheer II, spreads white nationalist rhetoric on social media and associates with white supremacist groups. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 17 July 2026

Ultimately, Goldsmith said that rally further smeared public perception of the white nationalist movement as violent and un-American — lessons that Rousseau took to heart. — Odette Yousef, NPR, 11 July 2026

Mason is represented by Florida lawyer and far-right politician Anthony Sabatini, who is also representing Donalds’ white nationalist primary challenger in a separate legal battle. — Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1951, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for white nationalist

• internationalist
• rationalist