"ageist" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈeɪ.dʒɪst/ [UK] Forms: more ageist [comparative], most ageist [superlative]
Etymology: age + -ist Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|age|ist}} age + -ist Head templates: {{en-adj}} ageist (comparative more ageist, superlative most ageist)
  1. Unfairly discriminatory against someone based on their age.
    Sense id: en-ageist-en-adj-rZ9BRSMC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 46 54

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈeɪ.dʒɪst/ [UK] Forms: ageists [plural]
Etymology: age + -ist Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|age|ist}} age + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} ageist (plural ageists)
  1. A person who behaves in an ageist manner. Categories (topical): Age, Forms of discrimination, People Derived forms: ageistly, antiageist
    Sense id: en-ageist-en-noun-lxzt-Y~G Disambiguation of Age: 29 71 Disambiguation of Forms of discrimination: 14 86 Disambiguation of People: 1 99 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ist Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 46 54 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ist: 45 55 Related terms: age, ageism, ableist, bigot, bigotry, chauvinism, chauvinist, discrimination, heterosexist, homophobe, homophobic, -ist, racist, sizeist, veganist

Inflected forms

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