nativist

English

Etymology

From native +‎ -ist.

Noun

nativist (plural nativists)

  1. An advocate of nativism.
    • 2011 October 27, “So Much for the Nativists”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN, archived from the original on 8 June 2025:
      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.

Adjective

nativist (comparative more nativist, superlative most nativist)

  1. Related to nativism.
    • 2009 February 1, “The Nativists Are Restless”, in The New York Times[2], →ISSN, archived from the original on 30 January 2013:
      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.
    • 2021 April 20, Glenn Thrush, quoting George W. Bush, “George W. Bush calls the current G.O.P. ‘isolationist, protectionist’ and ‘nativist.’”, in The New York Times[3], →ISSN, archived from the original on 23 April 2021:
      “I would describe it as isolationist, protectionist and, to a certain extent, nativist,” Mr. Bush said in an interview on NBC’s “Today” show that aired on Tuesday, promoting his new book of paintings and essays honoring immigrants in America.
    • 2022 April 30, Nicholas Confessore, “How Tucker Carlson Stoked White Fear to Conquer Cable”, in The New York Times[4], →ISSN, archived from the original on 30 April 2022:
      Alchemizing media power into political influence, Mr. Carlson stands in a nativist American tradition that runs from Father Coughlin to Patrick J. Buchanan.
    • 2024 August 8, Amanda Taub, “Trying to Capitalize on Anti-Migrant Riots Could Backfire on U.K.’s Far Right”, in The New York Times[5], →ISSN, archived from the original on 8 August 2024:
      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.

Anagrams

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French nativiste.

Adjective

nativist m or n (feminine singular nativistă, masculine plural nativiști, feminine and neuter plural nativiste)

  1. nativist

Declension

Declension of nativist
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative
indefinite nativist nativistă nativiști nativiste
definite nativistul nativista nativiștii nativistele
genitive-
dative
indefinite nativist nativiste nativiști nativiste
definite nativistului nativistei nativiștilor nativistelor

Noun

nativist m (plural nativiști)

  1. nativist

Declension

Declension of nativist
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative nativist nativistul nativiști nativiștii
genitive-dative nativist nativistului nativiști nativiștilor
vocative nativistule nativiștilor

References

  • nativist in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN