racist

SayRAY-sistUS · UK/ˈɹeɪ.sɪst/AUS/ˈɹæɪ.sɪst/

Noun pluralracists

3 meanings of racist

1
adjective
Showing or supporting the belief that one race is better than others.
They deleted several racist comments from the website.
His remarks sounded deeply racist to everyone in the room.
Similardiscriminatory, prejudiced, bigoted
Oppositeantiracist, egalitarian, unprejudiced
2
nouncountable
Someone who thinks one race is better than others, or treats people badly because of their race.
The new manager turned out to be a racist.
Several racists were thrown out of the rally by security.
Similarbigot, racialist
3
adjectivenonstandard
Treating one group of people worse than another, even when race is not involved.
Charging women more for the same haircut is just racist.
He joked that the no-sneakers rule was racist against teenagers.
Similardiscriminatory, unfair, biased, prejudiced
Oppositefair, equitable, impartial

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Origin

The word comes from 'racism' plus '-ist'. It started being used in the 1930s.