"racist" meaning in English

See racist in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈreɪsɪst/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-racist.wav [UK] Forms: racist [singular], racists [plural]
Etymology: race + -ist Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|race|ist}} race + -ist Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A racist is someone who believes that people of difference races should be treated differently.
    Sense id: simple-racist-en-noun-IYhJvRhR
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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