male chauvinist

American  

noun

1. 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.

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Usage

What does male chauvinist mean? A male chauvinist is a man who disrespects or behaves condescendingly toward women because he believes that women are inferior to men.Male chauvinist is used disapprovingly, especially in cases where the speaker believes a man consistently and openly mistreats women and acts as if he and all men are superior to women.Example: You can tell that professor is a real male chauvinist because he never calls on female students in class.

Etymology

Origin of male chauvinist

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

"Since you have short hair, you must be a feminist. I'm a male chauvinist, and I think feminists deserve to be assaulted," he told her, according to police comments reported by the Korea Herald newspaper.

From BBC

She dismisses him as a fearful male chauvinist.

From Seattle Times

No Billie Jean King, paddling the backside of male chauvinist piggery.

From Los Angeles Times

“Even in the most male chauvinist niches of the church, his message will resonate.”

From New York Times

Authoritarians prey on insecure men, feeding them a story of how all their gnawing self-doubts can be silenced by embracing an unapologetically male chauvinist attitude.

From Salon

Related Words

• anti-feminist
• sexist