xenophobe


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xe·no·phobe

 (zē′nə-fōb′, zĕn′ə-)
n.
A person who is fearful or contemptuous of that which is foreign, especially of strangers or of people from different countries or cultures. See Usage Note at xenophobia.
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xenophobe

(ˈzɛnəˌfəʊb)
n
(Sociology) a person who hates or fears foreigners or strangers
[C20: from Greek, from xeno- + -phobe]
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xen•o•phobe

(ˈzɛn əˌfoʊb, ˈzi nə-)

n.
a person who fears or hates foreigners, strange customs, etc.
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Translations

xenophobe

[ˈzenəfəʊb] Nxenófobo/a m/f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

xenophobe

nFremdenhasser(in) m(f)
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xenophobe

[ˈzɛnəˌfəʊb] n (frm) → xenofobo/a
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