bigot
[ big-uht ]
/ ˈbɪg ət /
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noun
a person who is utterly intolerant of any differing creed, belief, or opinion.
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Origin of bigot
1590–1600; <Middle French (Old French: derogatory name applied by the French to the Normans), perhaps <Old English bī God by God
Words nearby bigot
big-note, big of one, big on, big one, bigorexia, bigot, bigoted, bigotry, big picture, Big Rapids, big road
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British Dictionary definitions for bigot
bigot
/ (ˈbɪɡət) /
noun
a person who is intolerant of any ideas other than his or her own, esp on religion, politics, or race
Derived forms of bigot
bigoted, adjectiveWord Origin for bigot
C16: from Old French: name applied contemptuously to the Normans by the French, of obscure origin
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