ageist
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3ADJ.
ableist
VERB + AGEIST
expressed, interview
AGEIST + NOUN
employer
Definitions
adj
Unfairly discriminatory against someone based on their age.
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.
noun
A person who behaves in an ageist manner.
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.
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5Upon hearing that his employer would soon require yearly physical examinations and vision screening, my father exclaimed that the policy was ageist.
WiktionaryEven though she had succeeded in the phone interview, when the ageist employer learned that the candidate was only 18 years old, she became hesitant.
WiktionaryFinally, the participants expressed an ageist and ableist view of romantic relationships as unsuitable for autistic people under the age of 18, thus explaining why this issue is not, or should not, be
WiktionaryHe 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.
WiktionarySay what you like about the modern stand-up scene, it's anything but ageist.
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