male chauvinist

male chau·vin·ist

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [meyl shoh-vuh-nist]
- /meɪl ˈʃoʊ və nɪst/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [meyl shoh-vuh-nist]
- /meɪl ˈʃoʊ və nɪst/

Definitions of male chauvinist words

noun male chauvinist 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. 1
noun male chauvinist man with sexist attitude 1
adjective male chauvinist If you describe an attitude or remark as male chauvinist, you are critical of it because you think it is based on the belief that men are naturally superior to women. 0
adjective male chauvinist A male chauvinist is a man who has male chauvinist views. 0
noun male chauvinist A male advocate of male chauvinism. 0

See all 5 definitions of male chauvinist

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Origin of male chauvinist

First appearance:

before 1965

One of the 2% newest English words

First recorded in 1965-70

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Parts of speech for Male chauvinist

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male chauvinist popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

male chauvinist usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for male chauvinist

noun male chauvinist

bigot — If you describe someone as a bigot, you mean that they are bigoted.
chauvinist — a person who is aggressively and blindly patriotic, especially one devoted to military glory.
misanthrope — a comedy (1666) by Molière.
racist — a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
mcp — male chauvinist pig

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