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anti-semite

/ˌæntiˈsiːmaɪt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.68 in modern English

Syllables
an-ti-semite
IPA
/ˌæntiˈsiːmaɪt/
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone with anti-Semitic views.

Example Sentences

Etymology

1881, from German Antisemit (coined by Wilhelm Marr in 1879 as a scientific-sounding self-identification), from German antisemitisch (coined by Moritz Steinschneider in 1860), from anti- + semitisch

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Antisemit, antisemitisch

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˌæntiˈsiːmaɪt/

Inflected Forms

anti-Semites (plural)

Phrases

anti-Semitic anti-Semitism

Frequently Paired Words

anti-Semitic anti-Semitism Islamophobe

Synonyms

racist antiblack jew-baiter

Antonyms

philo-Semite

Questions

How do you pronounce anti-semite?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌæntiˈsiːmaɪt/.
What does anti-semite mean?
Someone with anti-Semitic views.
Where does anti-semite come from?
It is traced to German.

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