Semite — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A member of a modern people that speak a Semitic language.

2. A member of any of a number of peoples of ancient southwestern Asia and East Africa such as the Akkadians, Assyrians, Arameans, Phoenicians, Canaanites, Hebrews, Arabs, or Aksumites.

3. A descendant of any of these peoples.

4. A descendant of the biblical Patriarch Shem.

5. A Jew.

   Usage

   • Derogatory
   • sometimes

Adjective

1. of or relating to or characteristic of Semites

   Synonyms

   Semitic

   Examples

   Semite peoples

Noun

1. a member of a group of Semitic-speaking peoples of the Middle East and northern Africa

   Broader terms

   WhiteWhite personCaucasian