chauvinist

[ shoh-vuh-nist ]

noun

1. a person who is aggressively and blindly patriotic, especially one devoted to military glory.
2. a person who believes one gender is superior to the other, as a male chauvinist or a female chauvinist

Other Words From

• chau·vin·is·tic [shoh-v, uh, -, nis, -tik] adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of chauvinist¹

First recorded in 1860–65; chauvin(ism) ( def ) + -ist ( def )

Example Sentences

“She is an educated woman who holds the position of vice president, she is obviously qualified, but even if she was not, I would still vote for her before I would vote for a chauvinist, hate-group want-to-be leader, bigoted, and foul Trump.”

From Slate

You told GQ it embodied “a chauvinist culture in our country.”

From Los Angeles Times

Dabney Coleman, 92, an award-winning television and movie actor who specialized in smarmy villains like the chauvinist boss in “9 to 5” and the nasty TV director in “Tootsie,” died May 17 at his home in Santa Monica, Calif.

From Seattle Times

With the scales between men and women tipping towards equality, author Ariel Levy explains in "Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture" that in a hyper-sexual post-'90s America, many women performed their sexuality boldly, brashly for male pleasure.

From Salon

And DeHaan embodies the tech-savvy Carl as a pasty, smirking male chauvinist who is sillier than he is scary.

From New York Times

Related Words

• female chauvinist
• male chauvinist
• misogynist