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racist
A person who adheres to the ideology of racism, meaning they devalue and discriminate against people based on attributed origin, skin color, or culture.
Wer behauptet, eine ganze Volksgruppe sei minderwertig, ist ein Rassist.
Anyone who claims that an entire ethnic group is inferior is a racist.
'Der Rassist' (the racist) belongs to a word family. The underlying ideology is 'der Rassismus' (racism), and the adjective is 'rassistisch' (racist/racist in nature). If you know one word, you can often derive the others.
Rassistische Äußerungen sind in unserer Gesellschaft nicht akzeptabel.
Racist remarks are not acceptable in our society.
The ending '-ist' often refers to a person who adheres to a particular ideology or belief system. This pattern is also found in words like 'Pazifist' (pacifist) or 'Aktivist' (activist).
Als überzeugter Pazifist lehnt er jede Form von Gewalt ab.
As a convinced pacifist, he rejects every form of violence.
The word 'Rassist' (racist) is not a neutral description, but a very serious accusation. It is used to strongly condemn a person's behavior or attitude.
Wegen seiner diskriminierenden Kommentare wurde er öffentlich als Rassist bezeichnet.
Because of his discriminatory comments, he was publicly called a racist.
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'der Rassismus' and 'der Rassist' are closely related, but they refer to different things. 'Rassismus' is the ideology, attitude, or form of discrimination. 'Rassist' is a person who holds such ideas or devalues other people because of them. The words can be confused because they belong to the same topic area. The simple difference is: 'Rassismus' is the problem or attitude, while 'Rassist' is the person.
Ein Rassist beleidigte den Kunden wegen seiner Herkunft.
A racist insulted the customer because of his origin.
Nach dem Vorfall sprach das Team offen über Rassismus am Arbeitsplatz.
After the incident, the team spoke openly about racism in the workplace.