Ageist

/ˈeɪdʒɪst/ noun

A person who discriminates against or holds prejudice toward people based on their age; one who practices ageism.

From 'ageism' with the agent suffix '-ist' (from Latin '-ista'), meaning 'one who practices or believes in.' Created in the same period as ageism in the 1960s-70s civil rights discourse.

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