Home › Words › H › hairisthairisthairist · noun — one who discriminates against people based on their hairstyle or hair color.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom hair + -ist.nounOne who discriminates against people based on their hairstyle or hair color.e.g.“I just wouldn't go anywhere near a redhead. ¶ Now don't get me wrong and start calling me a hairist or something like that. Listen to what I have to say, then make up your mind.” — 1991, Paul Jennings, “Ice Maiden”, in Unmentionable!: More Amazing Stories, New York, NY: Puffin Books, published 1995, →ISBN, page 1:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.baldist 69% match — Discriminatory against bald or balding people. vs hairist →texturist 67% match — One who discriminates based on the texture of a person's hair, typically when it is Afro-textured. vs hairist →beardist 67% match — One who practices prejudice against bearded people. vs hairist →haircutter 61% match — One who cuts hair; a barber or hairdresser. vs hairist →gingerist 60% match — Prejudiced against people with red hair. vs hairist →texturism 60% match — Prejudice based on the texture of a person's hair, typically when it is Afro-textured. vs hairist →hairdresser 59% match — A person who cuts or styles hair as an occupation or profession. vs hairist →genderist 58% match — One who discriminates based on gender. vs hairist →