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castist

castist is the alternative form of casteist.

Meaning of casteist

Noun

casteist (plural casteists)

  1. One who discriminates against people based on their caste.
    • If Indians endorse literature that endorses caste, all it means is that such admirers are also unabashed casteists or apologists for caste.2015, Kamala Narasimha, Life-Breath and the Truth: The Real and the Delusory

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Forms of castist

pluralcastists

Questions about castist

What is castist the alternative form of?
Castist is the alternative form of casteist.

Words near castist in the dictionary

  1. casting-net
  2. casting-nets
  3. castings
  4. castiron
  5. castism
  6. castist
  7. castists
  8. castiza
  9. castizas
  10. castizo
  11. castizos

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