Ku Kluxer

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Ku Klux·er

(ko͞o klŭk′sər, kyo͞o)

A member of the Ku Klux Klan.

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Ku Kluxer - a member of the Ku Klux Klan

Klansman, Kluxer

KKK, Klan, Ku Klux Klan - a secret society of white Southerners in the United States; was formed in the 19th century to resist the emancipation of slaves; used terrorist tactics to suppress Black people

white supremacist - a person who believes that the white race is or should be supreme

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