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adj
Supportive of supremacism, the belief that some groups should control others.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
An advocate of supremacism, a supporter of the belief that some groups should control others.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a person who advocates the supremacy of some particular group or race over all others
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: advocate, advocator, proponent, exponent
Narrower terms: white supremacist
History
Etymology tree English supremacy Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō 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 supremacist From supremacy + -ist.
Across languages
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
