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

The group, Republicans for National Renewal, has been criticized for its connections to white nationalist leaders and neo-Nazis. —Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 9 Jan. 2026

The vast majority of political content online is still commentary—running the full gamut from the socialist Hasan Piker to the white nationalist Nick Fuentes—but a handful of creators, like Shirley, have turned the tropes of the TV-news investigation into millions of streaming views. —Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2026

Quiet grumbling at Heritage turned into an open revolt after Roberts defended Tucker Carlson’s interview with white nationalist podcaster Nick Fuentes. —W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 28 Dec. 2025

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

Word History

First Known Use

1951, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for white nationalist

• internationalist
• rationalist