What do you call someone who is favoring someone? For instance if your employer favors your co-worker over yourself, you would refer to your employer as what?
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2Playing favorites.– Hot LicksCommented Apr 21, 2016 at 1:47
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Do you want an adjective or a noun? Can you give an example sentence with a blank space? Please read the guidelines for single word requests and edit your question to make sure it has all of the information people will need to write good answers.– herissonCommented Apr 21, 2016 at 2:34
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he is partial (as opposed to impartial)– JimCommented Apr 21, 2016 at 3:47
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Biased may be what you want.
Biased: showing an unreasonable preference or dislike based on personal opinion.
[Cambridge English Dictionary]
Favoritism:
1: the showing of special favor : PARTIALITY
2: the state or fact of being a favorite
[Merriam Webster Dictionary]
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favoritism is the action but the question is about a name for the person who is doing that action. Commented Aug 31, 2020 at 17:42
Nepotism can be used if favoring relatives.
Nepotism: the activity of unfairly giving good jobs or advantages to members of your family.
[Cambridge English Dictionary]
Partisan can be used for supporting any person.
Partisan: a strong supporter of a party, cause, or person.
[Dictionary.com]
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And note that nepotic is an adjective for practicing nepotism. Commented Apr 21, 2016 at 2:41
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Synonyms for nepotism, many of which can apply to non-family favoritism. Commented Apr 21, 2016 at 2:44