Ku Kluxer
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- noun
- /kuː klʌkˈsɜr/
- Offensive
- In the documentary, they interviewed a former Ku Kluxer who spoke about how he left the organization.
Examples
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I asked him if he'd represent a Ku Kluxer.
Fiction book (1994) -
You Ku Kluxers!
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The community was outraged to learn that a Ku Kluxer lived among them, spreading hate and fear.
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Many people were shocked to see a Ku Kluxer participate in the public rally, wearing their distinctive garb.
Synonyms
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A person who belongs to the Ku Klux Klan, a white group that hates people of other races
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A person who is a member of the Ku Klux Klan, a racist group
Surface Forms
Morphology
Ku + Kluxer
This is a proper-name label for a member of the Ku Klux Klan, not a compositional phrase; the element 'Ku' has no independent dictionary meaning and 'Kluxer' is a derived demonym referring specifically to that organization. Because the term is a culturally specific label/proper noun rather than a predictable combination of word meanings, a B1 learner who only knows the surface constituents would not be able to derive its meaning.
Etymology
The word Ku Kluxer comes from the group's name, the Ku Klux Klan, which took 'Ku Klux' from the Greek word kuklos meaning 'circle' and the word 'clan' for a family-like group. So a Ku Kluxer means 'a member' of that secret and racist group.