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Definition of "xenophobe" []

  • A person unduly fearful or contemptuous of that which is foreign, especially of strangers or foreign peoples. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "xenophobe" in a sentence
  • "Why aren't you called a xenophobe, a racist, a whatever?"
  • "One would be more inclined to speak on issues such as immigration without feeling inhibited by the thought of being labelled a xenophobe or a racist."
  • "Than Shwe has been called a xenophobe, described as extremely unwilling to take criticism and reportedly grows enraged at the mention of the name Aung San Suu Kyi."