male chauvinist

American  

noun

1. a male who patronizes, disparages, or otherwise denigrates females in the belief that they are inferior to males and thus deserving of less than equal treatment or benefit.

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Usage

What does male chauvinist mean? A male chauvinist is a man who disrespects or behaves condescendingly toward women because he believes that women are inferior to men. Male chauvinist is used disapprovingly, especially in cases where the speaker believes a man consistently and openly mistreats women and acts as if he and all men are superior to women. Example: You can tell that professor is a real male chauvinist because he never calls on female students in class.

Etymology

Origin of male chauvinist

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

What I recall most vividly aren’t details of the wildly hyped tennis match between Billie Jean King, 29, one of the world’s top female players, and former champion Bobby Riggs, a 55-year-old self-proclaimed male chauvinist.

From Washington Post • Aug. 26, 2021

That phrase "toxic masculinity" didn't exist then, but the phrase that did was, "male chauvinist pig."

From Salon • Oct. 7, 2020

The first film is about the 1973 match between Billie Jean King and the self-proclaimed male chauvinist pig and former world No 1 Bobby Riggs; the second focuses on the 1980 Wimbledon final.

From The Guardian • Sep. 17, 2017

Sanders called it “stupid” and said he was imitating the voice of the male chauvinist he was criticizing.

From MSNBC • Jun. 1, 2015

And she explained that while Mr. Carter could himself have been more tactful, it would be unjust to label him a male chauvinist “without examining his overall performance in the area of women’s concerns.”

From New York Times • May 9, 2013

Related Words

• anti-feminist
• sexist