racialist

noun

Definition of racialistnext
as in racist
a person who believes that one race is superior to others unfortunately, there are still racialists who adhere to the belief that there is one superior race

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racist
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  • The host also suggested that attending a party celebrating the South’s racist, slave-owning past wasn’t considered socially unacceptable when Kirkconnell was photographed at the event.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Democrat Jon Rosenthal won the Texas Railroad Commissioner race, CBS News projects, defeating Republican Bo French after the GOP candidate refused to reconsider his racist, anti-Muslim and antisemitic comments.
    — Caroline Linton, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
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“Racialist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/racialist. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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