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 )

Related Words

• female chauvinist
• male chauvinist
• misogynist