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bigot

[ big-uht ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a person who is intolerant or hateful toward people whose race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, etc., is different from the person's own.

bigot

/ ˈbɪɡət /

noun

a person who is intolerant of any ideas other than his or her own, esp on religion, politics, or race

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Derived Forms

ˈbigoted, adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of bigot¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; from Middle French, from Old French: a derogatory name applied by the French to the Normans, perhaps from Old English bī God “by God”

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Word History and Origins

Origin of bigot¹

C16: from Old French: name applied contemptuously to the Normans by the French, of obscure origin

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Example Sentences

Americans have grown more, not less, tolerant over time and the raging bigots we see on social media are mostly a despised fringe.

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Anti-trans bigots love "debating" the bodies and biological functions of their targets.

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We can’t necessarily stop the bigots from being who they are, but we’re not going to let you have to face them alone.”

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The internal election spilled into public view, with an op-ed appearing in The New York Times, and 13 of the club’s past presidents wrote an open letter decrying the anti-immigrant candidates as bigots.

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They deserve to be led by commanders who are not bigots and misogynists.

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