chauvinist
noun
a person who is aggressively and blindly patriotic, especially one devoted to military glory.
chauvinists
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pluralof chauvinist.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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They did this as a way to gain status from the dominant group and overcome oppression by acting like male chauvinists.
From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2024
But for the most part, “The Silent Party” is a quietly intense drama, focusing closely on its heroine and the unbearable pressures of a life spent surrounded by hyper-controlling chauvinists.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2022
Ventimiglia has made a career out of playing chauvinists as romantics, the type of guy who loves you so much he has to boss you around.
From Slate ● Sep. 19, 2016
I’m hanging on a limb here, but anyone who picks up a book by Gloria Steinem probably knows that men can still be chauvinists and women can still be treated unfairly.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 23, 2015
The rhetorical exuberances of Teutonic chauvinists are accepted as plain statements of policy by those who would not listen to their own Jingoes.
From The Sacred Egoism of Sinn Féin by Ernest Augustus Boyd
