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ableist
ableist
English
Adjective
ableist (comparative more ableist, superlative most ableist)
- Of or pertaining to ableism
Noun
ableist (plural ableists)
- One who exhibits ableism, or prejudice against the disabled.
- 2008, Susan Musser, Andrea B. DeMott, David M. Haugen, Rights of the Disabled
- Like racists and sexists, ableists discriminate against the disabled due only to the fact that they have disabilities and believe in the superior nature and abilities of nondisabled people.
- 2008, Susan Musser, Andrea B. DeMott, David M. Haugen, Rights of the Disabled