sexist

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a man with a chauvinistic belief in the inferiority of women
  2. adjective discriminatory on the basis of sex (usually said of men's attitude toward women)

Etymology

From sex + -ist, after sexism.

In classic literature

Synonyms

male chauvinist

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