English Explanatory Dictionary

chauvinist

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Pertaining to chauvinism.
  2. Chauvinistic; excessively patriotic or heavily biased.
noun
  1. A chauvinistic person.

Pronunciation

shō′v(ĭ)nĭst LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-chauvinist.wav

Word forms

chauvinist more chauvinist most chauvinist chauvinists

Etymology

See chauvinism. Piecewise doublet of Calvinist, since both terms come from different forms of the same name.

Derived words

antichauvinist carbon chauvinist chauvinistic nonchauvinist female chauvinist male chauvinist
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