anti-Semite

noun

an·​ti-Sem·​ite ˌan-tē-ˈse-ˌmīt How to pronounce anti-Semite (audio) ˌan-tī- How to pronounce anti-Semite (audio)
especially British -ˈsē-ˌmīt
: a person who has a hostile, prejudiced attitude toward Jews : an anti-Semitic person
The anti-Semites of his day insisted that Disraeli was bogus in every respect but his identification with Jews and Judaism.—Anthony Julius

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Democrats have little trouble understanding that the right-wing infighting over Carlson is about whether the Republican tent, which already includes racists, nativists, and vicious Islamophobes, is also big enough to include anti-Semites. — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026 Rabid anti-Semite Hasan Piker calls Bill Maher an ‘Islamophobe’ while appearing alongside Michigan Senate candidate Abdul Al-Sayed. — Staff, FOXNews.com, 16 Apr. 2026 In other words, Cunha’s job is to convince the Americans now running the federal government to give Brown’s motley crew of gender-benders, anti-Semites and filthy-rich legacies a good leaving alone. — Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 24 Dec. 2025 Their Connecticut estate, Great Elm, housed ten children and a cavalcade of heady guests such as Albert Jay Nock, the author, anti–New Dealer, and casual anti-Semite. — Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for anti-Semite

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from German Antisemit, from anti- anti- + Semit semite

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of anti-Semite was in 1880

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“Anti-Semite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-Semite. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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