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hairist

hairist noun: one who discriminates against people based on their hairstyle or hair color.

Noun

hairist (plural hairists)

  1. (informal) One who discriminates against people based on their hairstyle or hair color.
    • I just wouldn't go anywhere near a redhead. ¶ Now don't get me wrong and start calling me a hairist or something like that. Listen to what I have to say, then make up your mind.1991, Paul Jennings, “Ice Maiden”, in Unmentionable!: More Amazing Stories, New York, NY: Puffin Books, published 1995, →ISBN, page 1

Forms of hairist

pluralhairists

Origin of hairist

From hair + -ist.

Questions about hairist

What does hairist mean?
Hairist means one who discriminates against people based on their hairstyle or hair color.
What part of speech is hairist?
Hairist is a noun.
What is the plural of hairist?
The plural of hairist is hairists.

Words near hairist in the dictionary

  1. hairiness
  2. hairinesses
  3. hairing
  4. hairings
  5. hairism
  6. hairist
  7. hairists
  8. hairless
  9. hairlesses
  10. hairlessly
  11. hairlessness

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