Eugenist

Quick meaning: Eugenist is a noun meaning An advocate or supporter of eugenics.

Meaning

An advocate or supporter of eugenics.

Example Sentences

And we have enough of this kind of tyranny already ... the world does not want the eugenist to set it straight.

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.

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.

Word Forms

• eugenists

Synonyms for eugenist

Depending on context, synonyms include eugenicist.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include eugenicist, evolutionist, egoist, breedist, eudemonist, euthanasian.

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