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

Examples of white nationalist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Several major figures from America’s far right have been named as guests at a white nationalist conference in Tennessee, including Patriot Front’s Thomas Rousseau, according to a report. —Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025

The interview drew intense backlash — and the hosts even worked to turn that response into content, staging a follow-up livestream with their loudest critics, a gallery that included both leftist Hasan Piker and white nationalist Nick Fuentes. —Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2025

The antisemitism debate has raged on the right after conservative media figure Tucker Carlson interviewed white nationalist Nick Fuentes. —Zac Anderson, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025

But lately, racist rhetoric has been surging in the open, with white nationalists such as Nick Fuentes finding more mainstream footing on Musk’s X and in other venues. —David Ingram, NBC news, 22 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1951, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for white nationalist

• internationalist
• rationalist