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racist
racist /ˈreɪsəst, ˈreɪsɪst/ noun [countable]
 Word Family: noun: race, racism, racist; adjective: racial, multiracial, racist; adverb: racially
someone who believes that people of their own race are better than others, and who treats people from other races unfairly and sometimes violently – used to show disapproval:
    He denied being a racist.
—racist adjective:
    the victim of a racist attack
    racist violence
    racist remarks
     
THESAURUS
■ people who are prejudiced
    racist someone who treats people of other races unfairly or badly: When he expressed his opinion, he was branded a racist.
    bigot someone who has strong unreasonable opinions, especially about race or religion: a racist bigot
    sexist someone, especially a man, who believes that their sex is better, more intelligent, more important etc than the other: Will the sexists ever support a female President?