supremacist

[ suh-prem-uh-sist, soo- ]

noun

1. a person who believes in or advocates the supremacy of a particular group, especially a racial group:

   a white supremacist.

supremacist

/ sjʊ-; sʊˈprɛməsɪst /

noun

1. a person who promotes or advocates the supremacy of any particular group

adjective

1. characterized by belief in the supremacy of any particular group

Derived Forms

• suˈpremacism, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of supremacist¹

First recorded in 1945–50; supremac(y) + -ist

Example Sentences

On the radio in 2016, Kennedy attacked Trump’s populist playbook, comparing him to European dictators like Francisco Franco and Benito Mussolini, as well as American white supremacists George Wallace and Father Charles Coughlin.

From Salon

So much so that Holmes had to move his family from their home because white supremacists shot up his mailbox.

From Salon

As Jared Taylor, the white supremacist and founder of the New Century Foundation, put it when we met this year, a new wave of “eco-supremacists” is emerging.

From Salon

That last insult used to come from white supremacists.

From Los Angeles Times

Part of this white supremacist racial project involves making “whiteness” a prerequisite for citizenship and national belonging as established by the Supreme Court in the infamous Ozawa and Thind cases.

From Salon

Related Words

• extremist
• racialist
• racist