Meaning & use
segregationist
A person who supports the separation of racial or ethnic groups, especially in schools, housing, or public facilities.
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The segregationist governor tried to block Black students from entering the university.
Civil rights marchers faced violent opposition from segregationist crowds throughout the South.
A note on using this word
The word is historically tied to the mid-20th-century American South and carries strong negative moral weight today.
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Another way to use it
2. adjective
Supporting or promoting the separation of racial or ethnic groups.
The law reflected decades of segregationist thinking that kept public pools closed to Black families.
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