male chauvinist

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of male chauvinist¹

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