: a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices
especially
: one who regards or treats the members of a group (such as a racial or ethnic group) with hatred and intolerance
Examples of bigot in a Sentence
"It's scandalous," he said, in the tones once used by Colonel Blimp, Britain's best-loved bigot, who adorned the pages of the Evening Standard throughout the 1930s.
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Nicholas Fraser, Harper's, September 1996
A bigot is a hater, she said. A bigot hates Catholics. A bigot hates Jews. … It's no sin to be poor, she said. It is a sin to be a bigot. Don't ever be one of them.
—Pete Hamill, A Drinking Life, 1994
One had always to be mindful, moreover, that being a black scholar did not exempt one from the humiliations and indignities that a society with more than its share of bigots can heap upon a black person, regardless of education …
—John Hope Franklin, "John Hope Franklin: A Life of Learning," 1988,
in Race and History, 1989
He was labeled a bigot after making some offensive comments.
an incorrigible bigot who hasn't entertained a new thought in years
Nicholas Fraser, Harper's, September 1996
A bigot is a hater, she said. A bigot hates Catholics. A bigot hates Jews. … It's no sin to be poor, she said. It is a sin to be a bigot. Don't ever be one of them.
—Pete Hamill, A Drinking Life, 1994
One had always to be mindful, moreover, that being a black scholar did not exempt one from the humiliations and indignities that a society with more than its share of bigots can heap upon a black person, regardless of education …
—John Hope Franklin, "John Hope Franklin: A Life of Learning," 1988,
in Race and History, 1989
He was labeled a bigot after making some offensive comments.
an incorrigible bigot who hasn't entertained a new thought in years
Recent Examples on the Web
Valid criticism will be brushed under the rug and critics will be lumped in with the bigots, their arguments ignored.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
We’re told the old bigot fell down a well, but Berniece suspects that her brother must have pushed him.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 5 Sep. 2024
By Abby Monteil August 15, 2024 Longlegs director Oz Perkins weighed in on the online discourse surrounding his acclaimed horror film with some choice words for transphobic bigots.
—Abby Monteil, Them, 15 Aug. 2024
His voter base is comprised of liars, racists, bigots, immoralists and white supremacists.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 2 June 2024
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Erik Kain, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
We’re told the old bigot fell down a well, but Berniece suspects that her brother must have pushed him.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 5 Sep. 2024
By Abby Monteil August 15, 2024 Longlegs director Oz Perkins weighed in on the online discourse surrounding his acclaimed horror film with some choice words for transphobic bigots.
—Abby Monteil, Them, 15 Aug. 2024
His voter base is comprised of liars, racists, bigots, immoralists and white supremacists.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 2 June 2024
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“Bigot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bigot. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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