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/an'tee sem"uyt, an'tuy-/ or, esp. Brit., /-see"muyt/, n.a person who discriminates against or is prejudiced or hostile toward Jews.[1880-85]
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anti-Semite — [an΄tī sem′īt΄; an΄tēsem′īt΄, an΄tisem′īt΄] n. an anti Semitic person … English World dictionary
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anti-Semite — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms anti Semite : singular anti Semite plural anti Semites someone who hates Jewish people … English dictionary
anti-Semite — /ænti ˈsɛmaɪt/ (say antee semuyt) noun someone prejudiced against Jewish people. Usage: While Semite has the broad sense meaning a speaker of a Semitic language , the form anti Semite has been restricted in use to mean anti Jewish since the late… …
anti-Semite — [[t]æ̱nti si͟ːmaɪt, AM se̱m [/t]] anti Semites N COUNT An anti Semite is someone who strongly dislikes and is prejudiced against Jewish people … English dictionary
anti-Semite — anti Se|mite [ˌænti ˈsi:maıt US ˈsem ] n someone who hates Jewish people >anti Semitic [ˌæntisıˈmıtık] adj ▪ He made a few anti Semitic remarks … Dictionary of contemporary English
Anti-Semite — Anti Semitism An ti Sem i*tism, n. Opposition to, or hatred of, Semites, esp. Jews. The word is sometimes also applied to acts motivated by or evincing antisemitism. {An ti Sem ite}, n. {An ti Sem*it ic}, a. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
anti-Semite — anti Jewish person … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
