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genocidist

genocidist noun: someone who advocates for or is responsible for enacting genocide.

Noun

genocidist (plural genocidists)

  1. Someone who advocates for or is responsible for enacting genocide.
    • ‘You call this fool, this criminal, this genocidist, this perfect idiot, a president, Mother of God?’2022, NoViolet Bulawayo, Glory, Chatto & Windus, page 100

Forms of genocidist

pluralgenocidists

Origin of genocidist

From genocide + -ist.

Questions about genocidist

What does genocidist mean?
Genocidist means someone who advocates for or is responsible for enacting genocide.
What part of speech is genocidist?
Genocidist is a noun.
What is the plural of genocidist?
The plural of genocidist is genocidists.

Words near genocidist in the dictionary

  1. genocider
  2. genociders
  3. genocides
  4. genociding
  5. genocidism
  6. genocidist
  7. genocidists
  8. genocompatibility
  9. genocompatible
  10. genocopied
  11. genocopies

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