Negrophobe

[ nee-gruh-fohb ]

noun

, Older Use: Often Offensive.

1. (sometimes lowercase) a person who strongly fears or dislikes Black people.

Negrophobe

/ ˈniːɡrəʊˌfəʊb /

noun

1. a person who dislikes or fears Negroes

Sensitive Note

See Black ¹.

Derived Forms

• ˌNegroˈphobic, adjective
• ˌNegroˈphobia, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Negrophobe¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; Negro none + -phobe none

Example Sentences

In what many considered a cynical calculation, he recommended that Republicans not dilute the Voting Rights Act because “the more Negroes who register as Democrats in the South, the sooner the Negrophobe whites will quit the Democrats and become Republicans.”

From Seattle Times

"From now on, the Republicans are never going to get more than 10 to 20 percent of the Negro vote and they don't need any more than that... The more Negroes who register as Democrats in the South, the sooner the Negrophobe whites will quit the Democrats and become Republicans. That's where the votes are. Without that prodding from the blacks, the whites will backslide into their old comfortable arrangement with the local Democrats."

From Salon

The more Negroes who register as Democrats in the South, the sooner the Negrophobe whites will quit the Democrats and become Republicans.

From The Guardian

This is the left-footed logic of a career Negrophobe, which should be immediately dismissed.

From The New Yorker

“The more Negroes who register as Democrats in the South,” he said in an interview in The New York Times, “the sooner the Negrophobe whites will quit the Democrats and become Republicans.”

From New York Times