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stereotyper

stereotyper

7.4
A person who believes fixed, simple ideas about a group of people without knowing them
  • noun
  • /ˈstɛr.i.oʊˌtaɪ.pɚ/
translation icon : estereotipador
  • It's important to challenge the assumptions of a stereotyper who views all members of a community in the same light.

Examples

  • The media stereotypers are just as bad as Al Sharpton in pretending that violent crime comes from a demographic other than the true source.

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  • A stereotyper often fails to recognize the individuality of the people within a group.

  • The attempt to rid the world of stereotyping is as totalitarian as it is theoretically incoherent; for, of course, it relies upon the stereotyping of stereotypers, namely all of us.

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  • Many stereotyper attitudes can lead to unfair treatment of those who are different.

Synonyms

categorizer
vsstereotyper
  • Offensive
5.9

A person who often puts people into simple groups and ignores differences

forms and applies fixed oversimplified beliefs about whole groups

Antonyms

A person who prefers to think and act independently

How Prejudiced

bigot
  • Offensive
117 7.1
stereotyper
7.4
prejudice
180 4.8

Surface Forms

stereotyper singular
stereotypers plural

Morphology

stereotyper = stereotype (transparent) = stereotype + er

The agentive '-er' attached to the verb 'stereotype' clearly yields 'one who stereotypes', so learners who know 'stereotype' can derive the meaning.

Etymology

Stereotyper also means someone who makes simple, fixed ideas about a group of people. This meaning comes from the same roots stereos 'solid' and typos 'type' — like a solid plate that prints the same picture again and again — so a stereotyper gives people the 'same picture' instead of seeing each person as different.