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English
Etymology
From eugen(ic) + -ist.
Pronunciation
Noun
eugenist (plural eugenists)
- An advocate or supporter of eugenics.
1916, James Marchant, Alfred Russel Wallace= Letters and Reminiscences Vol 2 (of 2):And we have enough of this kind of tyranny already ... the world does not want the eugenist to set it straight....
1929, William J. Robinson, Woman:A man who would throw a bomb at the Russian Czar or at a murderous pogrom-inciting Russian Governor would be considered an assassin, and if caught would be hanged; and in making up the pedigree of such a family, a narrow-minded eugenist would be apt to say that there was criminality in that family.
1999, Matt Ridley, Genome, Harper Perennial, published 2004, page 293:When it reported in 1908, it took a strongly hereditarian view of mental deficiency, which was not surprising given that many of its members were paid-up eugenists.
Synonyms
Translations
Romanian
Etymology
From eugenie + -ist.
Adjective
eugenist m or n (feminine singular eugenistă, masculine plural eugeniști, feminine and neuter plural eugeniste)
- eugenicist
Declension