eugenistadj.n.

Brit.

/juːˈdʒɛnɪst/, U.S.

/juˈdʒɛnəst/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: eugenics n., -ist suffix.

Etymology: < eugen- (in eugenics n.) + -ist suffix. Compare earlier eugenic adj.²

A. adj.

Of or relating to eugenics (eugenics n.).

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1900 County Gentleman 17 Feb. 221/2 To the thoughtful reader [of the story], too, there is an underlying reality in the Eugenist doctrines.

1928 Daily Express 16 Jan. 8/7 Candidates for marriage..may be faced..with a searching Eugenist standard of physical fitness.

2002 S. C. Harris Gender & Mod. Irish Drama ii. 93 The public health movement that supported eugenist medicine during the first decade of the twentieth century began with panic over the health of the male body.

B. n.

An advocate or supporter of eugenics (eugenics n.); = eugenicist n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > biology > study > person who studies > [noun] > genetics

stirpiculturist1903

eugenist1908

geneticist1911

cytogeneticist1931

1908 C. W. Saleeby Health, Strength & Happiness xxiv. 420 There is thus..a quasi-fatalistic element with which the hygienist, as well as the eugenist—to coin a word now necessary—must reckon.

1936 Nature 26 Sept. 530/1 Whether our outlook be mainly that of the eugenist or that of the environmentalist, we must not ‘cease from mental fight’ until we have..‘built Jerusalem in England's green and pleasant land’.

1985 Evol. Biol. 2 163 He was primarily a geneticist, statistician, mathematical theorist, and eugenist.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	eugenist
释义	eugenistadj.n. Brit. /juːˈdʒɛnɪst/, U.S. /juˈdʒɛnəst/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: eugenics n., -ist suffix. Etymology: < eugen- (in eugenics n.) + -ist suffix. Compare earlier eugenic adj.² A. adj. Of or relating to eugenics (eugenics n.). ΚΠ 1900 County Gentleman 17 Feb. 221/2 To the thoughtful reader [of the story], too, there is an underlying reality in the Eugenist doctrines. 1928 Daily Express 16 Jan. 8/7 Candidates for marriage..may be faced..with a searching Eugenist standard of physical fitness. 2002 S. C. Harris Gender & Mod. Irish Drama ii. 93 The public health movement that supported eugenist medicine during the first decade of the twentieth century began with panic over the health of the male body. B. n. An advocate or supporter of eugenics (eugenics n.); = eugenicist n. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > study > person who studies > [noun] > genetics stirpiculturist1903 eugenist1908 geneticist1911 cytogeneticist1931 1908 C. W. Saleeby Health, Strength & Happiness xxiv. 420 There is thus..a quasi-fatalistic element with which the hygienist, as well as the eugenist—to coin a word now necessary—must reckon. 1936 Nature 26 Sept. 530/1 Whether our outlook be mainly that of the eugenist or that of the environmentalist, we must not ‘cease from mental fight’ until we have..‘built Jerusalem in England's green and pleasant land’. 1985 Evol. Biol. 2 163 He was primarily a geneticist, statistician, mathematical theorist, and eugenist. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1900
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