male chauvinist

American  

noun

1. a male who patronizes, disparages, or otherwise denigrates females in the belief that they are inferior to males and thus deserving of less than equal treatment or benefit.

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Usage

What does male chauvinist mean? A male chauvinist is a man who disrespects or behaves condescendingly toward women because he believes that women are inferior to men.Male chauvinist is used disapprovingly, especially in cases where the speaker believes a man consistently and openly mistreats women and acts as if he and all men are superior to women.Example: You can tell that professor is a real male chauvinist because he never calls on female students in class.

Etymology

Origin of male chauvinist

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

What I recall most vividly aren’t details of the wildly hyped tennis match between Billie Jean King, 29, one of the world’s top female players, and former champion Bobby Riggs, a 55-year-old self-proclaimed male chauvinist.

From Washington Post

If she were a male chauvinist, she said, she would have continued living as a man.

From New York Times

He also said he was "not a male chauvinist", in response to criticism by women who say he has ignored the problem of violence against women.

From BBC

“I’m not a male chauvinist. I’m in favor of the rights of women,” he said, pledging never to repress the free assembly of protesters.

From Reuters

Prosecutors allege the Konold siblings conspired with the Kansas City chapter of the Proud Boys, a far-right, male chauvinist extremist group, during the attack.

From Washington Times

Related Words

• anti-feminist
• sexist