Anti-Semite

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  anti-semite
       adj : discriminatory especially on the basis of race or religion
             [syn: {racist}, {antiblack}, {anti-Semitic}, {anti-Semite(a)}]
       n : someone who hates and would persecute Jews [syn: {Jew-baiter}]