Meanings
nounspeciesist (plural speciesists)
plural speciesists
- A proponent of speciesism.
Antonyms: non-speciesist
adjectivespeciesist (comparative more speciesist, superlative most speciesist)
comparative more speciesist · superlative most speciesist
- Of or relating to speciesism.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA proponent of speciesism.
Opposite
Origin
From species + -ist, first use appears c. 1975 in the publications of Richard D. Ryder.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish spesisti, spesistinen
- spesistiproponent
- spesistinenof or relating to speciesism
French espéciste, spéciste
- espécisteproponent
- spécisteproponent
- espécisteof or relating to speciesism
- spécisteof or relating to speciesism
German Speziesist, Speziesistin
- Speziesistproponent
- Speziesistinproponent
- speziesistischof or relating to speciesism
Cite this entry
APA
speciesist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/speciesist
MLA
“speciesist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/speciesist. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “speciesist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/speciesist.
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