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xenophobe



xe·no·phobe [ ˈze-nə-ˌfōb]



xenophobe   
noun
[ˈze-nə-ˌfōb]

Definition of xenophobe

: one unduly fearful of what is foreign and especially of people of foreign origin


Other Words from xenophobe
xenophobic \ ˌze-​nə-​ˈfō-​bik , ˌzē-​ \ adjective
xenophobically \ ˌze-​nə-​ˈfō-​bi-​k(ə-​)lē , ˌzē-​ \ adverb



Recent Examples on the Web


//Miriam is the story the xenophobes can’t acknowledge.
Steve Lopezcolumnist, Los Angeles Times, "Column: I’ve got some immigrants I’d like Donald Trump to meet," 21 Aug. 2019

//As the early front-runner, Biden has focused much of his political fire on Trump, arguing the president is a divisive racist xenophobe.
Bill Ruthhart, chicagotribune.com, "Democratic divide in Iowa: Will ‘Medicare for All’ and free college appeal to rural voters or send them back to Trump in 2020?," 16 Aug. 2019

//So why does the picture of the Gilets Jaunes as far-right xenophobes persist?
Christopher Ketcham, Harper's magazine, "A Play with No End," 22 July 2019

//This president has given a voice to every abuser, bigot, bully, misogynist, racist and xenophobe in the country.
J.d. Crowe | Jdcrowe@al.com, al.com, "Trump’s white nationalism train keeps-a-rollin’," 16 July 2019

//These labels are strikingly similar to the allegations heard on either side of the Brexit debate: Leave voters are isolationist, close-minded xenophobes.
Sahil Handa, National Review, "Reclaiming Britishness from the Brexit Debacle," 10 June 2019

//The Supreme Court upholding the Muslim travel ban is devastating, too, in a victory this week for xenophobes that will surely lead to further human-rights violations.
Vanessa Hua, SFChronicle.com, "Michelle Obama and the power of stories," 27 June 2018

//Following his presidency, our country elected a racist xenophobe.
Jeneé Osterheldt, kansascity, "Meghan Markle will be royalty — but not the great wife hope for black women | The Kansas City Star," 17 May 2018

//Morrissey sniffs, at best showing poor judgment, at worst demonstrating how racists and xenophobes let their own insecurities fuel discrimination.
Kenneth Partridge, Billboard, "Morrissey's 'Viva Hate' Turns 30: How His Solo Debut Predicted His Post-Smiths Career," 14 Mar. 2018


First Known Use of xenophobe

1922, in the meaning defined above



History and Etymology for xenophobe

International Scientific Vocabulary



Dictionary Entries near xenophobe


More Definitions forxenophobe

xenophobe

noun
xe·​no·​phobe | \ ˈzen-ə-ˌfōb , ˈzēn- \

Medical Definition of xenophobe

: a person unduly fearful of what is foreign and especially of people of foreign origin

Other Words from xenophobe

xenophobic \ ˌzen-​ə-​ˈfō-​bik , ˌzēn-​ \ adjective