rankist
Syllables: ran·kist/ˈɹæŋkɪst/
rankist noun: one who perpetuates rankism.
Noun
rankist (plural rankists)
- One who perpetuates rankism.
- Wambach divides rankists into two categories: Somebody rankists, who come from positions of power and use their rank against the less powerful; and Nobody rankists, who have little power and strike out against those who do.2022, Carol L. Castleberry, The Global Culture of Bullying: Explorations and Recommendations
Forms of rankist
| plural | rankists |
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Origin of rankist
From rank + -ist.
Words that rhyme with rankist
43 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- frist
- insist
- Liszt
- piste
- tryst
- agist
- consist
- dismissed
- encyst
- hist
- pissed
- sist
- tier list
- trist
- whist
- wrist
- absist
- atwist
- bist
- cist
- coexist
- contrist
- cyst
- delist
- demist
- desist
- dissed
- dream list
- exist
- fair list
- get one's knickers in a twist
- glissed
- hissed
- is't
- ist
- kissed
- missed
- schist
- triste
- unlist
- ventriloquist
- wist
- xyst
Questions about rankist
- What does rankist mean?
- Rankist means one who perpetuates rankism.
- What part of speech is rankist?
- Rankist is a noun.
- How do you pronounce rankist?
- Rankist is pronounced /ˈɹæŋkɪst/.
- What is the plural of rankist?
- The plural of rankist is rankists.
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