bigot

American  

[big-uht] / ˈbɪg ət /

noun

1. a person who is intolerant or hateful toward people whose race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, etc., is different from the person's own.

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bigot British  

/ ˈbɪɡət /

noun

1. a person who is intolerant of any ideas other than his or her own, esp on religion, politics, or race

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Other Word Forms

• bigoted adjective

Etymology

Origin of bigot

First recorded in 1590–1600; from Middle French, from Old French: a derogatory name applied by the French to the Normans, perhaps from Old English bī God “by God”

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• bigot vs. racist

Example Sentences

The best, and most popular, of these was Norman Lear’s generation-gap sitcom “All in the Family,” starring Carroll O’Connor as retrograde bigot Archie Bunker, and Rob Reiner as his liberal son-in-law, Mike.

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But first I needed to prove that she was not just a bigot but a liar.

From Literature

“Are they bigots? Are they deluded in thinking that they are subjected to unfair competition?”

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“I was called a bigot and a transphobe and such a danger to staff that I was refused unemployment,” she said.

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And they certainly don’t want to be made to feel like bigots for raising those concerns.

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