semite

1. 1.

   of or relating to or characteristic of Semites

   “Semite peoples”

   SynonymsSemitic

Other forms of semite

plural

semites·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about semite

What does semite mean?

semite means "a member of a group of Semitic-speaking peoples of the Middle East and northern Africa". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in semite?

semite has 2 syllables: sem-ite. The stress falls on "sem". In IPA it is /ˈsɛmaɪt/.

What is another word for semite?

Close synonyms include Semitic. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is semite a common word?

semite is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.