lookist

English

Etymology

look +‎ -ist

Adjective

lookist (comparative more lookist, superlative most lookist)

  1. Alternative form of looksist
    • 2008 March 16, Dwight Garner, “Inside the List”, in New York Times‎:
      Weldon was sent to profile Jordan and worried her subject was a simple reminder of Britain’s “shoddy, lookist, celebrity culture.”

Noun

lookist (plural lookists)

  1. Alternative form of looksist
    • 2007, Fran Harris, Will the REAL You Please Stand Up?
      I don't blame racists, sexists, lookists, or any other “ists” for what they personify and perpetuate. They are mere hostages of their egos.
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