Rockist

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A person who strongly prefers rock music and considers it superior to other genres
2. Someone who advocates for rock music's dominance and often dismisses other styles as inferior
3. An individual endorsing rock music as the best form, usually favoring it exclusively over other musical types

Etymology: "Rockist" is a plain formation: the noun "rock" with the suffix "-ist," which denotes a person who holds or practises a particular doctrine or preference, as in "realist" or "pianist." Here the suffix attaches to the music genre, so a rockist is someone who adopts rock as a creed, not just as a taste. The interest lies in how the term came to be used. It is employed mostly as a critical label, often by people who want to argue that rock's privileging over other genres, such as pop, dance or hip hop, rests on prejudice rather than on musical merit. Used this way, the word names a bias rather than a hobby, and the pejorative sense usually arises from the way critics deploy it against fans they consider narrow.