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SEGREGATIONIST
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who believes the racial groups should be kept apart
Synonyms:
segregationist; segregator
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("segregationist" is a kind of...):
bigot (a prejudiced person who is intolerant of any opinions differing from his own)
Derivation:
segregation (the act of segregating or sequestering)
segregation (a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups)
segregationism (a political orientation favoring political or racial segregation)