English Explanatory Dictionary

sexist

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Unfairly discriminatory against one sex in favour of the other.
noun
  1. A person who discriminates on grounds of sex; someone who practises sexism.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɛksɪst/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sexist.wav

Word forms

sexist more sexist most sexist sexists

Etymology

From sex + -ist, after sexism.

Related words

sex sexism ableist bigot bigotry chauvinism chauvinist discrimination heterosexist homophobe homophobic -ist misandric misandry misogynist racist

Derived words

antisexist arch-sexist cissexist cryptosexist exorsexist hypersexist neurosexist nonsexist postsexist prosexist quasisexist reverse sexist semi-sexist sexistic sexistly supersexist ultrasexist unsexist
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