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ableists

ableists is the plural of ableist.

Meaning of ableist

Noun

ableist (plural ableists)

  1. One who exhibits ableism, or prejudice against the disabled.
    • Like racists and sexists, ableists discriminate against the disabled due only to the fact that they have disabilities and believe in the superior nature and abilities of nondisabled people.2008, Susan Musser, Andrea B. DeMott, David M. Haugen, Rights of the Disabled

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Questions about ableists

What is ableists the plural of?
Ableists is the plural of ableist.

Words near ableists in the dictionary

  1. ablegations
  2. ableism
  3. ableisms
  4. ableist
  5. ableistic
  6. ableists
  7. Ableman
  8. Ablemans
  9. ablemost
  10. ablen
  11. ablenationalism

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