xenophobe

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US/ˈzɛ.nə.foʊb/US/ˈzi.nə.foʊb/UK/ˈzɛ.nə.fəʊb/

noun

One who hates or fears strangers or foreigners.

Similar
xenophobiacxenophobianxenophobicxenophobist
Opposite
xenophile
OriginAncient Greek ξένος →
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Meanings

xenophobe1

nounxenophobe (plural xenophobes)

plural xenophobes

  1. One who hates or fears strangers or foreigners.
  2. nonstandardrareliteratureOne who hates or fears extraterrestrial life.

xenophobe2

adjective

    Synonyms & antonyms

    Similar
    xenophobiacxenophobianxenophobicxenophobist
    Opposite
    xenophile

    Origin

    1. Ancient Greekφόβος“fear”
    2. Ancient Greekξένος“foreign, strange”
    3. Englishxenophobe

    From xeno- + -phobe. From Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos, “foreign, strange”), + Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos, “fear”).

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    Translations

    Afrikaans vreemdelinge hater
    • vreemdelinge haterone who fears or hates strangers or foreigners
    Bengali বিদেশাতঙ্কগ্রস্ত
    • বিদেশাতঙ্কগ্রস্ত (bideśatoṅkogrosto)one who fears or hates strangers or foreigners
    Bulgarian ксенофоб
    • ксенофоб (ksenofob)one who fears or hates strangers or foreigners
    Catalan xenòfob
    • xenòfobone who fears or hates strangers or foreigners
    Chinese Mandarin 排外
    • 排外 (páiwài)one who fears or hates strangers or foreigners
    Czech xenofob, xenofobka
    • xenofobone who fears or hates strangers or foreigners
    • xenofobkaone who fears or hates strangers or foreigners
    Danish fremmedhader, xenofob
    • fremmedhaderone who fears or hates strangers or foreigners
    • xenofobone who fears or hates strangers or foreigners
    Dutch xenofoob
    • xenofoobone who fears or hates strangers or foreigners
    Esperanto ksenofobo
    • ksenofoboone who fears or hates strangers or foreigners
    Estonian ksenofoob
    • ksenofoobone who fears or hates strangers or foreigners
    Finnish muukalaisvihaaja
    • muukalaisvihaajaone who fears or hates strangers or foreigners
    French xénophobe
    • xénophobeone who fears or hates strangers or foreigners
    German Fremdenfeind, Fremdenfeindin
    • Fremdenfeindone who fears or hates strangers or foreigners
    • Fremdenfeindinone who fears or hates strangers or foreigners
    • Fremdenhasserone who fears or hates strangers or foreigners
    • Fremdenhasserinone who fears or hates strangers or foreigners
    • Ausländerfeindone who fears or hates strangers or foreigners
    • Ausländerfeindinone who fears or hates strangers or foreigners
    • Ausländerhasserone who fears or hates strangers or foreigners
    • Ausländerhasserinone who fears or hates strangers or foreigners
    • Xenophoberone who fears or hates strangers or foreigners
    • Xenophobeone who fears or hates strangers or foreigners
    Greek ξενόφοβος
    • ξενόφοβος (xenófovos)one who fears or hates strangers or foreigners
    Hungarian xenofób
    • xenofóbone who fears or hates strangers or foreigners
    Irish seineafóbach
    • seineafóbachone who fears or hates strangers or foreigners
    Italian xenofobo, xenofoba
    • xenofoboone who fears or hates strangers or foreigners
    • xenofobaone who fears or hates strangers or foreigners
    Japanese ゼノフォーブ
    • ゼノフォーブ (zenofōbu)one who fears or hates strangers or foreigners
    Korean 외국 것을 싫어하는
    • 외국 것을 싫어하는 (oeguk geoseul sireohaneun)one who fears or hates strangers or foreigners
    Latvian ksenofobs
    • ksenofobsone who fears or hates strangers or foreigners
    Persian دشمن بیگانه
    • دشمن بیگانهone who fears or hates strangers or foreigners
    Polish ksenofob, ksenofobka
    • ksenofobone who fears or hates strangers or foreigners
    • ksenofobkaone who fears or hates strangers or foreigners
    Portuguese xenófobo, xenófoba
    • xenófoboone who fears or hates strangers or foreigners
    • xenófobaone who fears or hates strangers or foreigners
    Romanian xenofob, xenofobă
    • xenofobone who fears or hates strangers or foreigners
    • xenofobăone who fears or hates strangers or foreigners
    Russian ксенофо́б, ксенофо́бка
    • ксенофо́б (ksenofób)one who fears or hates strangers or foreigners
    • ксенофо́бка (ksenofóbka)one who fears or hates strangers or foreigners
    Slovak xenofób, xenofóbka
    • xenofóbone who fears or hates strangers or foreigners
    • xenofóbkaone who fears or hates strangers or foreigners
    Spanish xenófobo, xenófoba
    • xenófoboone who fears or hates strangers or foreigners
    • xenófobaone who fears or hates strangers or foreigners
    Swedish xenofob, främlingshatare
    • xenofobone who fears or hates strangers or foreigners
    • främlingshatareone who fears or hates strangers or foreigners
    Tamil வெளிநாட்டவரை வெறுப்பவரும்
    • வெளிநாட்டவரை வெறுப்பவரும் (veḷināṭṭavarai veṟuppavarum)one who fears or hates strangers or foreigners
    Turkish yabancı düşmanı, yabancı sevmez
    • yabancı düşmanıone who fears or hates strangers or foreigners
    • yabancı sevmezone who fears or hates strangers or foreigners
    Ukrainian ксенофо́б, ксенофо́бка
    • ксенофо́б (ksenofób)one who fears or hates strangers or foreigners
    • ксенофо́бка (ksenofóbka)one who fears or hates strangers or foreigners
    Cite this entry
    APA

    xenophobe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xenophobe

    MLA

    “xenophobe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xenophobe. Accessed November 4, 2026.

    Chicago

    WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “xenophobe,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xenophobe.

    Source: xenophobe on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.