chauvinist
Americannoun
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a person who is aggressively and blindly patriotic, especially one devoted to military glory.
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a person who believes one gender is superior to the other, as a or a
Other Word Forms
- chauvinistic adjective
Etymology
Origin of chauvinist
First recorded in 1860–65; chauvin(ism) ( def. ) + -ist ( def. )
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King's victory over former Wimbledon champion Riggs - a 55-year-old self-proclaimed chauvinist - was a landmark moment in the fight for gender equality and laid the path for equal pay at the top of the game.
From BBC
King's victory over former Wimbledon champion Riggs - a self-proclaimed chauvinist aged 55 - was a landmark in the fight for gender equality and laid the path for equal pay at the top of the game.
From BBC
They did this as a way to gain status from the dominant group and overcome oppression by acting like male chauvinists.
From Salon
Even the morbidly chauvinist NME succumbed, calling Ditto "the coolest person in rock".
From BBC
But, more importantly, they are subversive — a powerful statement of noncompliance to chauvinist systems of control.
From Los Angeles Times
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