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

Although Ossoff began the cycle as Republicans' top target, Collins has endured weeks of negative headlines about a House ethics investigation and his son-in-law's white nationalist views. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

Although Ossoff began the cycle as Republicans’ top target, Collins has endured weeks of negative headlines about a House ethics investigation and his son-in-law’s white nationalist views. — Jill Colvin, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026

The season 2 premiere sees one of the most audacious yet — a white nationalist paramilitary group operating in the Florida panhandle. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2026

The season ended with a shocking FBI raid on the shop and the revelation that Frank (Dan Soder) was secretly working as an informant to arrest his family member, white nationalist Thatch Followman (Garret Dillahunt). — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1951, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for white nationalist

• internationalist
• rationalist