sexist

noun

Definition of sexistnext
as in misogynist

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  1. misogynist
  2. bigot
  3. misandrist
Noun
  • Although he’s always been a divisive figure, the author is now seen less as a provocateur and more as an out-of-touch misogynist.
    The Atlantic, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2024
  • The Founding Fathers wanted to civilize a country made up of institutional racists, rabid misogynists and bible-thumping Christians who soon added myths of manly gunslingers and stalwart pioneers to the cultural identity.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of misogynist
Noun
  • Okay, so everyone who doesn’t believe in Scientology or points out its bad behavior is a bigot?
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Nov. 2024
  • Lord John immediately rebukes the relationship, and Claire later calls him a bigot for it.
    Hunter Ingram, Variety, 7 Dec. 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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