sexist

[ sek-sist ]

adjective

1. relating to, involving, or fostering sexism, or attitudes and behavior toward someone based on the person's gender:

   a sexist remark;

   sexist advertising.

2. relating to discrimination or devaluation based on a person's sex or gender, especially such discrimination directed against women:

   A sexist work culture contributes to restricted job opportunities for women.

3. reflecting or exhibiting ingrained or institutionalized prejudice against women.
4. reflecting or exhibiting hatred, dislike, or mistrust of women; misogynistic.

noun

1. a person who has sexist attitudes or behaves in a sexist manner.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sexist¹

First recorded in 1965–70; sex + -ist, on the model of racist ( def )

Example Sentences

His campaign was constructed on an implicit promise to male voters that Trump was on a mission to restore sexist privileges many men feel have been lost in the #MeToo era.

From Salon

To say that the election revealed America as a racist and or sexist place is a lazy “analysis.”

From Salon

Department of the Interior, which said “the term has historically been used as an offensive ethnic, racial, and sexist slur, particularly for Indigenous women.”

From Los Angeles Times

Her words contrast with those of Labour London Mayor Sadiq Khan, who called Trump "racist", "sexist" and a "homophobe" in an interview in May and urged his party to "call him out".

From BBC

Women reported a surge in misogynistic threats over the past week, with many of them concluding that sexist men, emboldened by Trump's victory, now feel empowered to go on the attack.

From Salon

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