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 White House chief strategist Steve Bannon fell from grace, the white nationalist Richard Spencer mostly vanished from the public eye, and controversial figures including Sebastian Gorka and Darren Beattie were ultimately ousted from the administration. —Laura K. Field, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2026

And his courting of white nationalists and antisemites changed the face of the party. —S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2026

At twenty-seven, Fuentes was arguably America’s most prominent white nationalist—someone who was forthright about, and seemingly proud of, his bigotry. —Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026

Researchers of the far right along with Fishback’s Democratic opponents say his rhetoric — particularly against Donalds, the GOP frontrunner, who is Black — are explicit callouts to white nationalists and racists on the right. —Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 20 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1951, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for white nationalist

• internationalist
• rationalist