Nativist
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Nativist is a noun meaning An advocate of nativism.
Meaning
An advocate of nativism.
More Meanings
- Related to nativism.
Example Sentences
Alchemizing media power into political influence, Mr. Carlson stands in a nativist American tradition that runs from Father Coughlin to Patrick J. Buchanan.
Most Britons and most elected officials have recoiled at the anti-immigrant violence, indicating that for now, it has hurt the nativist cause more than helped it.
The growers’ rebellion against E-Verify, and Mr. Smith’s contortions to buy them off, is further proof that the country cannot live without immigrant labor—no matter what the nativists may claim.
When you add the unprecedented engagement of growing numbers of Latino voters in 2008, it becomes clear that the nativist path is the path to permanent political irrelevance. Unless you can find a way to get rid of all the Latinos.
Word Forms
- nativists
Synonyms for nativist
Depending on context, synonyms include nativistic.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include native, local, indigenous, home-grown, domestic, rural.
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