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anti-semite

an·ti-Sem·ite
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [an-tahy, an-tee sem-ahyt or, esp. British, see-mahyt]
    • /ˈæn taɪ, ˈæn ti ˈsɛm aɪt or, esp. British, ˈsi maɪt/
    • /ˈæn.ti ˈsiː.maɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-tahy, an-tee sem-ahyt or, esp. British, see-mahyt]
    • /ˈæn taɪ, ˈæn ti ˈsɛm aɪt or, esp. British, ˈsi maɪt/

Definitions of anti-semite word

  • countable noun anti-semite An anti-Semite is someone who strongly dislikes and is prejudiced against Jewish people. 3
  • noun anti-semite a person who persecutes or discriminates against Jews 3
  • noun anti-semite an anti-Semitic person 3
  • noun anti-semite a person who discriminates against or is prejudiced or hostile toward Jews. 1
  • noun anti-semite person: hostile to Jews 1
  • noun anti-semite Someone with anti-Semitic views. 0

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Origin of anti-semite

First appearance:

before 1880
One of the 23% newest English words
First recorded in 1880-85

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Parts of speech for Anti-semite

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

anti-semite popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for anti-semite

noun anti-semite

  • fanatic — a person with an extreme and uncritical enthusiasm or zeal, as in religion or politics.
  • chauvinist — a person who is aggressively and blindly patriotic, especially one devoted to military glory.
  • sectarian — of or relating to sectaries or sects.
  • diehard — a person who vigorously maintains or defends a seemingly hopeless position, outdated attitude, lost cause, or the like.
  • doctrinaire — a person who tries to apply some doctrine or theory without sufficient regard for practical considerations; an impractical theorist.

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