Definition
People who hold or express prejudiced beliefs about racial superiority, or who discriminate against others based on race or ethnicity.
Etymology
From 'racism' (early 20th century) plus the suffix -ist. 'Race' comes from Italian razza, possibly from Arabic ra's meaning 'head' or 'origin.' The concept of scientific racism developed in the 18th-19th centuries, with the term 'racist' emerging around 1930.
Kelly Says
The word 'racist' is historically very recent - it didn't exist until the 1930s, coined as scientists began debunking racial pseudoscience. Before then, racial prejudice was often considered normal or natural, showing how language evolves with social consciousness.
Translations
ARالعربية
مُتعصبون عرقيًا
mu-ta-'asibun 'ar-qiyyan
BNবাংলা
জাতিবাদী
jaati-baadi
CACatalà
racistes
ra-sis-tes
CSČeština
rasisti
ra-sis-ti
DADansk
racistiske
ra-sis-tis-ke
DEDeutsch
Rassisti
rah-sis-tee
ELΕλληνικά
ρατσιστές
ra-tis-tes
ESEspañol
racistas
rah-see-stahs
FAفارسی
نژادپرست
na-zhad-par-st
FISuomi
rasisti
ra-sis-ti
FRFrançais
racistes
rah-see-stah
GUGU
જાતિવાદી
jaati-vaadi
HAHA
masu ra'ayi
ma-su ra-ayi
HEעברית
רשיסטים
ra-sis-tim
HIहिन्दी
जातिवादी
jaativaadi
HUMagyar
rasszista
rass-zee-sta
IDBahasa Indonesia
rasis
ra-sis
IGIG
ndị ọchịchị
ndi-ochichi
ITItaliano
razzisti
rah-zee-sti
JA日本語
人種差別主義者
jin-shu-sabetsu-shugi-sha
KMKM
អន្តរសាស្ត្រ
ant-ra-saas-tre
KO한국어
인종차별주의자
injong-chabyeol-jujisa
MRMR
जातीयवादी
jaati-yaadi
MSBahasa Melayu
rasis
ra-sis
MYမြန်မာ
လူမျိုးမွဲ
lu-myo-muwe
NLNederlands
rassen
ra-ssen
NONorsk
rasister
ra-sis-ter
PAPA
ਜਾਤ-ਪ੍ਰੇਮી
jaat-pra-mee
PLPolski
rasistów
ra-sistow
PTPortuguês
racistas
rah-see-stahs
RUРусский
расисты
ra-sis-ty
SVSvenska
rassister
ra-sis-ter
SWKiswahili
Waziri
wa-zi-ri
TAதமிழ்
குழுவாராதாரம்
kuzhuvaaraathaaram
TEతెలుగు
జాతివాదం
jaativaadam
THไทย
ชาตินิยม
chaat-ni-yom
TLTL
nakakasira
na-ka-ka-si-ra
UKУкраїнська
расисти
ra-sis-ty
URاردو
نژاد پرست
na-zhad-pur-st
VITiếng Việt
người phân biệt chủng tộc
ngoo-fi-an-biet-chuong-toc
YOYO
ọmọ-ọlọ́run
o-mo-o-lo-run
ZH中文
种族主义者
zhùzú zhǔyìzhě
ZUZU
abantu abasha
a-bun-tu a-ba-sha