eugenicist

Definition

A believer in, advocate of, or specialist regarding the principles of eugenics.

Etymology

From eugenic + -ist.

Example Sentences

• "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.”"

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