Classist

/ˈklæsɪst/ noun

Definition

A person who practices classism or holds prejudiced beliefs about people based on their economic or social class.

Etymology

From 'class' plus '-ist' (one who practices), created alongside 'classism' in the mid-20th century social justice vocabulary.

Kelly Says

A classist is someone who might assume poor people are less intelligent, or that wealthy people are automatically better—judging humans by their bank account rather than their character.

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