xenophobe

[ zen-uh-fohb, zee-nuh- ]

noun

1. a person who fears or hates foreigners, people from different cultures, or strangers.
2. a person who fears or dislikes the customs, dress, etc., of people who are culturally different.

Word History and Origins

Origin of xenophobe¹

First recorded in 1910–15; xeno- + -phobe

Example Sentences

In 2022, a year after castigating The Simpsons for using him as the basis for a character who had become a meat-eating, overweight xenophobe, Morrissey published an open letter to Marr, calling on him to stop using the singer's name as "clickbait" and stop blaming him for everything from a tsunami to "the dribble on your grandma's chin".

From BBC

In 2021, Morrissey accused The Simpsons of "hatred" and "complete ignorance" after a character its writers admitted was partially based on him was portrayed as a meat-eating, overweight xenophobe.

From BBC

Senate seat as a Trump-worshiping xenophobe.

From Los Angeles Times

Sure, Trump is a classic mid-20th-century racist and xenophobe in the old Archie Bunker mold.

From Salon

No. You don’t have to be a xenophobe to be worried about the possible future actions of a superpower whose leadership seems to be growing more autocratic and more erratic with each passing year.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

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