sexist

noun

Definition of sexistnext
as in misogynist

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  1. misogynist
  2. bigot
  3. misandrist
Noun
  • Trump’s Madison Square Garden event was marked by his allies’ misogynist and racist language.
    Akayla Gardner and Randall Williams / Bloomberg, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
  • At this point, the discourse on X over whether Yang is a cruel misogynist is ongoing, inspiring a small wave of think pieces dissecting the sketch.
    Sarah Burke, Them, 23 Oct. 2024
Definition of misogynist
Noun
  • The internal election spilled into public view, with an op-ed appearing in The New York Times, and 13 of the club’s past presidents wrote an open letter decrying the anti-immigrant candidates as bigots.
    Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 19 Oct. 2024
  • In any case: Conservatives are habitually accused of being loons, bigots, and racists — falsely.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 17 Sep. 2024
Definition of bigot
Noun
  • Michelle herself was saluted through the competitive Afro-misandrist fantasy The Woman King and the New Age agnosticism of Everything Everywhere All at Once.
    Armond White, National Review, 18 Jan. 2023
  • The dog is an unapologetic misandrist.
    Elisa Albert, Longreads, 28 Apr. 2020
Definition of misandrist
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