white nationalist

noun

plural white nationalists
: one of a group of militant white people who espouse white supremacy (see white supremacy sense 1) and advocate enforced racial segregation
Since 9/11, white nationalists … have accounted for more terrorist attacks than any other group in the United States.—Alan Mikhail
white nationalism noun
or less commonly White Nationalism
… a far right platform that includes white nationalism and opposition to Israel. —Mike Sunnucks

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An Associated Press review of thousands of posts made on the forum between 2022 and 2026 found racial slurs, minimizations of Nazi Germany and defenses of white nationalist conspiracy theories. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026 Ossoff has called for Collins to release all communications between Kip Talley, Collins' former chief of staff, and a group that included white nationalists Nick Fuentes and Richard Spencer. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 The accusations against Collins include a revelation in July that his son-in-law, David Alan Scheer II, was using social media to push white nationalist views and deny the Holocaust. — Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026 The threat was directed at Collins and his son-in-law, who has been under scrutiny for his white nationalist social media posts. — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 6 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for white nationalist

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First Known Use

1951, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of white nationalist was in 1951

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“White nationalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20nationalist. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

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