eugenicist

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Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
17
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/juːˈd͡ʒɛnɪsɪst/

Definition of eugenicist

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A believer in, advocate of, or specialist regarding the principles of eugenics.
    “I like Scandinavians, skiing, swimming and socialists who realize it is our business to promote social progress by peaceful methods. I dislike football, economists, eugenicists, Fascists, Stalinists, and Scottish conservatives.”
    ““What makes a eugenicist is this overwhelming faith that everything in human nature is determined by your genes,” he says.”
    “Wading through history, he noted that some eugenicists believed that the “distinction between the fit and the unfit could be drawn along racial lines,” and others would define a person as “feeble-minded.””
    “This won't be easy. The pronatalists combine conservative social nudges (get married, start a family) with liberal policy objectives (give parents more money, upzone the suburbs), which makes for tricky politics. At a time of increased abortion restrictions, many liberals find them creepy—busybodies at best and eugenicists at worst.”

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Etymology

From eugenic + -ist.

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