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xenophobe

[ zen-uh-fohb, zee-nuh- ]

noun

  1. a person who fears or hates foreigners, people from different cultures, or strangers.
  2. a person who fears or dislikes the customs, dress, etc., of people who are culturally different.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of xenophobe1

First recorded in 1910–15; xeno- + -phobe

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Example Sentences

Spencer, likewise, calls him “my colleague” and has defended him against accusations of being a xenophobe.

Yet Anders Gravers is in fact a bona fide xenophobe whose views are antithetical to freedom.

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