( also WASP ) ( in full white Anglo-Saxon Protestant ) n ( AmE sometimes disapprov )
a white person in the US whose family came originally from Britain or northern Europe and whose religion is Protestant . Wasps are considered to have the best social status and the most political power. People in all social classes who are white have sometimes been called Wasps, especially if they have prejudices against other races.
► Waspy ( also WASPy ) adj .