homophobe
Americannoun
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homophobes
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of homophobe
First recorded in 1970–75; homo(sexual) + -phobe
Example Sentences
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Being gay doesn’t necessarily make someone a Democrat, he suggested, and supporting the Republican agenda — up to a point — doesn’t automatically mean a person is a homophobe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2023
Sarah Tuttle, an astrophysicist at the University of Washington, characterizes the question of whether Mr. Webb was a homophobe as unanswerable and a distraction.
From New York Times ● Dec. 19, 2022
He would always maintain he wasn’t an anti-Semite, a homophobe or a racist.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 9, 2019
Giving evidence, Mrs Harris told the court she was "no homophobe".
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2018
She is starting to say that I am a homophobe, which I am not.
From Slate ● Mar. 31, 2015
I was curious to hear from gay Catholics who are siding with Gomez and honest-to-goodness homophobes on an issue — drag — that’s such a big part of queer culture.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2023
“Of course there will always be homophobes on the outside. But I hope gay players come out soon because it would have an enormous impact on society.”
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 5, 2022
It was a classic rite of male puberty: I grew it because I could, kept it because it didn’t violate a dress code and was grateful for it because it probably helped tame the homophobes.
From New York Times ● Oct. 14, 2020
Keeping a healthy distance from outspoken homophobes is simple self-protection.
From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2020
And I don’t mean to say the world is filled with racists or sexists or homophobes.
From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King
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