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 order, which was quickly paused by multiple legal challenges, relies on a fringe interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment that immigration restrictionists and white nationalists have been pushing for decades. —Rachel Morris, New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2025

In recent weeks, Carlson's friendly chat with the white nationalist has caused a rift among Republicans and drama at a leading think tank. —Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025

Fuentes is a white nationalist. —NBC news, 9 Nov. 2025

Not every kid at my school is a white nationalist. —Eli Thompson, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1951, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for white nationalist

• internationalist
• rationalist