semite
Noun · AdjectiveUS[sem-ahyt]/ˈsɛmaɪt/2 syllables
Synonyms:
Semitic
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- a member of a group of Semitic-speaking peoples of the Middle East and northern AfricaType of White, White personKinds Assyrian, Babylonian, Aramean, Phoenician, Arab, Canaanite, Chaldean
Adjective (1)
- of or relating to or characteristic of Semites“Semite peoples”Synonyms: Semitic
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Sem′ite noun
One belonging to the Semitic race. Also used adjectively. [Written also Shemite.]
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54