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

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

From New York Times • Jul. 16, 2021

That phrase "toxic masculinity" didn't exist then, but the phrase that did was, "male chauvinist pig."

From Salon • Oct. 7, 2020

Elgort is up against three actors playing real people — Carell as male chauvinist Bobby Riggs, Jackman as P.T.

From Washington Post • Dec. 11, 2017

The first film is about the 1973 match between Billie Jean King and the self-proclaimed male chauvinist pig and former world No 1 Bobby Riggs; the second focuses on the 1980 Wimbledon final.

From The Guardian • Sep. 17, 2017

Sanders called it “stupid” and said he was imitating the voice of the male chauvinist he was criticizing.

From MSNBC • Jun. 1, 2015

Related Words

• anti-feminist
• sexist