sexist
sex‧ist /ˈseksəst, ˈseksɪst/
noun [countable]
—sexist adjective:
sexist attitudes
■ people who are prejudiced
▪racist someone who treats people of other races unfairly or badly: When he expressed his opinion, he was branded a racist.
▪bigot someone who has strong unreasonable opinions, especially about race or religion: a racist bigot
▪sexist someone, especially a man, who believes that their sex is better, more intelligent, more important etc than the other: Will the sexists ever support a female President?
sex‧ist /ˈseksəst, ˈseksɪst/
noun [countable] Word Family: noun: sex, sexism, sexist, sexuality, sexiness, bisexual, bisexuality, homosexual, homosexuality; adjective: sexist, sexual, bisexual, homosexual, sexy, sexless; adverb: sexually, sexily; verb: sex
someone who believes that one sex is weaker, less intelligent, or less important than the other, and treats them unfairly because of this – used to show disapproval—sexist adjective:
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