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lookist en · ADJ

Etymology

From look + -ist.

Meanings

  1. Forming prejudices based on a person's physical appearance.
    • Weldon was sent to profile Jordan and worried her subject was a simple reminder of Britain’s “shoddy, lookist, celebrity culture.” 2008 March 16, Dwight Garner, “Inside the List”, in New York Times:

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more lookist Degree=Cmp lexicographic
looksist alternative lexicographic
most lookist Degree=Sup lexicographic

lookist en · NOUN

Etymology

From look + -ist.

Meanings

  1. One who forms prejudices based on a person's physical appearance.
    • I don't blame racists, sexists, lookists, or any other “ists” for what they personify and perpetuate. They are mere hostages of their egos. 2007, Fran Harris, Will the REAL You Please Stand Up?:

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looksist alternative lexicographic
lookists Number=Plur lexicographic

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