Definitions
An ageist is someone who discriminates against others due to their age.
Word origin
From age + -ist.
Used in a sentence
“Upon hearing that his employer would soon require yearly physical examinations and vision screening, my father exclaimed that the policy was ageist.”
“Even though she had succeeded in the phone interview, when the ageist employer learned that the candidate was only 18 years old, she became hesitant.”
“He didn’t like to think of himself as an ageist, but he had to admit that he hadn’t considered the needs of some of the more elderly participants.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Biased against elders”6 letters
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