bigot

[big-uht]

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.

bigot

/ ˈbɪɡət /

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• bigoted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of bigot¹

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”

Word History and Origins

Origin of bigot¹

C16: from Old French: name applied contemptuously to the Normans by the French, of obscure origin

Example Sentences

So if “Peacemaker” viewers were puzzled as to how a backwards, murderous bigot like Earth Prime Auggie could manifest as a doting father and an affluent man in a nearly identical world, now we know.

From Salon

Just like that bill increased ICE’s funding by billions of dollars, Lockjaw’s new group of bigot buddies aims to use their money to fund covert methods of “racial purification.”

From Salon

Another post said: “I’m always glad when bigots die, so.”

From Los Angeles Times

She was just as adamant that Nicola be an utterly unlikable, virulent bigot.

From Los Angeles Times

Scott Cuthbertson from the Rainbow Project described those who spread the slurry as "disgusting bigots".

From BBC

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