Kluxer
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈklʌksər/
- Offensive
- These Ku Kluxers are better with lynchings than lyrics.
- Ku Kluxer
Examples
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You Ku Kluxers!
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"I don't know what it is, but I bet it's good," said one Kluxer as he grabbed a sheet of paper.
Academic text (2014) -
So that's why those Kluxers were here.
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I asked him if he'd represent a Ku Kluxer.
Fiction book (1994) -
The Superintendent of Schools once told me he never knew if he was going to be shot by a Kluxer or a Black Panther, but he figured he would be shot.
Blog text (29) -
In some communities such as Youngstown, Ohio, where the AUL staged a break-in with the compliance of local police, the names appeared in a booklet entitled "Is Your Neighbor a Kluxer?"
Academic text (1996) -
During the meeting, a known kluxer made inflammatory remarks that shocked everyone present.
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The local community held a rally to protest against the actions of a kluxer who had been spreading hate speech.
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The documentary explored the history and beliefs of individuals who identify as kluxers.
Synonyms
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9.9
A person who belongs to the Ku Klux Klan, a white group that hates people of other races
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9.9
A person who belongs to the Ku Klux Klan, a secret racist group in the United States
Surface Forms
Morphology
Kluxer = Ku Klux Klan (semi-transparent) = Klux + er
Built by clipping/reshaping the proper name 'Ku Klux Klan' to 'Klux' + the agentive suffix '-er'; understandable if the learner recognises the organisation but the clipping is informal and not fully regular.
Etymology
Kluxer comes from the name Ku Klux Klan. The klan part is like the English word 'clan', meaning 'group' or 'family', and the Ku Klux part came from a word meaning 'circle' that the founders used to sound secret, so a Kluxer is simply a member of that group.