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segregationist en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English segregation Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English segregationist From segregation + -ist.

Meanings

Causing or promoting segregation.
- This logic exposes the segregationist intent of tuition grants beneath the superficial color blindness. 2020, Ursula Hackett, America's Voucher Politics: How Elites Learned to Hide the State, page 67:
- But it became more common during the civil rights era, when the federal government clashed with officials in Southern, segregationist states. 2025 June 9, Annabelle Timsit, Kyle Melnick and Alex Horton, “When have presidents called in the National Guard to quell domestic unrest?”, in The Washington Post, archived from the original on 09 Jun 2025:
- In that way, all integrationist Judaisms differ from all segregationist ones. 2009, Jacob Neusner, World Religions in America, page 137:
- 'It locks us into our differences,' Tony said, 'it's segregationist. 2023, Eleanor Catton, Birnam Wood, page 106:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
more segregationist	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic
most segregationist	Degree=Sup		lexicographic

Synonyms

apartheidist

segregationist en · NOUN

Etymology

Meanings

A person who supports or believes in segregation.
- Her [Rosa Parks'] arrest launched a 381-day Montgomery bus boycott in which 40,000 Black people, mostly all working people, fought the segregationist bosses. 2006 February 12, Leslie Feinberg, “Black movement raised hopes of all downtrodden”, in Workers World:
- On March 18, 1965, Wallace, who was a segregationist, told the Alabama legislature that he intended to ask for federal troops “to provide for the safety and welfare of the so called demonstrators.” 2025 June 9, Annabelle Timsit, Kyle Melnick and Alex Horton, “When have presidents called in the National Guard to quell domestic unrest?”, in The Washington Post, archived from the original on 09 Jun 2025:
- In 2003, Biden eulogized South Carolina Republican Sen. Strom Thurmond, one of the most notorious segregationists in American politics for most of his career who had “moved to the good side” later in life, Biden said. 2019 June 19, Eric Bradner, “Joe Biden recalls working with segregationist senators: ‘At least there was some civility’”, in CNN:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
segregationists	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Deriveds

archsegregationist