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anti-Semite (n.)

1881, see anti-Semitism.

One who seeks by political or other means to lessen the commercial, political, or social influence of the Jews. The name is given especially to those who have participated in the agitation against the Jews in Germany, Russia, and Austria which began about 1878. [Century Dictionary, 1900]

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Definitions of anti-Semite from WordNet
1
anti-Semite (n.)
someone who hates and would persecute Jews;
Synonyms: Jew-baiter
2
anti-Semite (adj.)
discriminatory especially on the basis of race or religion;
Synonyms: racist / antiblack
From wordnet.princeton.edu