semite Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a member of a group of Semitic-speaking peoples of the Middle East and northern Africa
  2. adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Semites
    Semitic.
    • Semite peoples

WordNet


Sem"ite noun
Definitions
  1. One belonging to the Semitic race. Also used adjectively. Written also Shemite.

Webster 1913