eu·gen·i·cist

[yoo-jen-uh-sist]
noun
1.
a specialist in eugenics.
2.
an advocate of eugenic measures.
Also, eu·ge·nist [yoo-juh-nist, yoo-jen-ist] .


Origin:
1905–10; eugenic + -ist

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eugenics (juːˈdʒɛnɪks) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
(functioning as singular) the study of methods of improving the quality of the human race, esp by selective breeding
 
[C19: from Greek eugenēs well-born, from eu- + -genēs born; see -gen]
 
eu'genic
 
adj
 
eu'genically
 
adv
 
eu'genicist
 
n
 
eugenist
 
n, —adj

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Eugenicist is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
Example sentences
The only thing that surprises me is that nobody's thrown the eugenicist taunt at anybody yet.
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