segregationist

[ seg-ri-gey-shuh-nist ]

noun

1. one who favors, encourages, or practices segregation, especially racial segregation.

Other Words From

• ultra·segre·gation·ist noun adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of segregationist¹

First recorded in 1910–15; segregation + -ist

Example Sentences

Among the flash points driving Christians into Republican arms were federal court rulings supporting and IRS policy to deny tax exemptions to segregationist schools.

From Los Angeles Times

Four years after Kennedy’s assassination, segregationist George C. Wallace was, like Trump, shot during a campaign appearance.

From Salon

During his early journalism career he was confronted by white mobs, armed segregationists and police chiefs who questioned his legitimacy as a Black journalist, according to his family.

From Los Angeles Times

She attacked Mr Biden for an earlier campaign moment in which he fondly recalled working with two segregationist senators, before accusing him of opposing the bussing of students between schools to help integrate them.

From BBC

Still, she made a dramatic impression during one Democratic debate, attacking Biden for working with Senate segregationists decades ago in opposition to school busing.

From Los Angeles Times

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