sexist
[sek-sist]
adjective
relating to, involving, or fostering sexism, or attitudes and behavior toward someone based on the person's gender: a sexist remark; sexist advertising.
noun
a person who has sexist attitudes or behaves in a sexist manner.
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Nearby words
- sexercise,
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- sexi-,
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- sexlessly,
- sexological,
- sexologist
Origin of sexist
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for sexist
sexist
1965, from sex (n.) on model of racist, coined by Pauline M. Leet, director of special programs at Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S., in a speech which was circulated in mimeograph among feminists. Popularized by use in print in Caroline Bird's introduction to "Born Female" (1968).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper