eugenicist

noun

eu·​gen·​i·​cist yü-ˈje-nə-sist How to pronounce eugenicist (audio)
: a student or advocate of eugenics

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But sterilization wasn’t the only method available to eugenicists. Arthur Caplan, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2024 Harry Laughlin, the most prominent American eugenicist of the era, made the biological case for putting eugenic principles into practice. Arthur Caplan, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2024 The most extreme pro-natalists also include white supremacists and eugenicists. Angela Saini, WIRED, 29 Dec. 2024 Some saw it as a dystopian conspiracy, with data being harvested for a eugenicist research project run by the head of the college. Daisy Hildyard, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for eugenicist

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First Known Use

circa 1909, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of eugenicist was circa 1909

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“Eugenicist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eugenicist. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.

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eugenicist

noun
eu·​gen·​i·​cist -ˈjen-ə-səst How to pronounce eugenicist (audio)
: a student or advocate of eugenics
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