chauvinist
pronunciation
How to pronounce chauvinist in British English:
UK [ˈʃəʊvɪnɪst]
How to pronounce chauvinist in American English:
US [ˈʃoʊvɪnɪst]
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- Noun:
- a person with a prejudiced belief in the superiority of his or her own kind
- an extreme bellicose nationalist
Word Origin
- chauvinist (n.)
- 1877, from French chauviniste, from Chauvin (see chauvinism). Related: Chauvinistic (1870).
Example
- 1. He is a male chauvinist to the core .
- 2. How can you do the muslim chauvinist thing ?
- 3. To believe this , you need be not just a patriot , but a chauvinist .
- 4. When I hear the word chauvinist I think of a person-male-who takes a superior view of the capabilities of his gender .
- 5. It doesn 't matter to me whether he 's a chauvinist , a little christer , or a nearsighted pedant .