ethnicist

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noun

A person who specializes in the study of ethnicities and their characteristics.

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Meanings

nounethnicist (plural ethnicists)

plural ethnicists

  1. A person who specializes in the study of ethnicities and their characteristics.
  2. A person who believes in or supports ethnicism; a person who believes that a particular ethnicity is superior to others, or who discriminates against other ethnicities.
adjectiveethnicist (comparative more ethnicist, superlative most ethnicist)

comparative more ethnicist · superlative most ethnicist

  1. Of, relating to, or advocating ethnicism.

Origin

From ethnic + -ist.

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APA

ethnicist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethnicist

MLA

“ethnicist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethnicist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ethnicist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethnicist.

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