eugenicist

eugenicist
/yooh jen"euh sist/, n.
1. a specialist in eugenics.
2. an advocate of eugenic measures.
Also, eugenist /yooh"jeuh nist, yooh jen"ist/.
[1905-10; EUGENIC + -IST]

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