SEXIST

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A man with a chauvinistic belief in the inferiority of women

Synonyms:

male chauvinist; sexist

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("sexist" is a kind of...):

antifeminist (someone who does not believe in the social or economic or political equality of men and women)

Derivation:

sexism (discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of the opposite sex)

sexist (discriminatory on the basis of sex (usually said of men's attitude toward women))

Meaning:

Discriminatory on the basis of sex (usually said of men's attitude toward women)

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

discriminatory; prejudiced (being biased or having a belief or attitude formed beforehand)

Derivation:

sexist (a man with a chauvinistic belief in the inferiority of women)