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bigot

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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big·ot /ˈbɪɡət/ noun [countable]  PPPREJUDICEDsomeone who is bigoted 固执己见的人,思想顽固的人,执拗的人 racist bigots 偏执的种族主义者
Examples from the Corpus
bigotHe once called liberalism a form of bigotry, but he did not particularly mind being called a bigot himself.Critics say the mayor is a bigot who is inflaming racial tensions in his city.What you need to do is be more careful in your scattershot approach to labeling people as bigots.The clergy, bigots and hypocrites, stirred up the people, he charged.Toward the end of the campaign, he was reported to have called Jeff a "white, homophobic bigot"a religious bigotReligious bigots have often employed the cunning device of converting other people's heroes into villains, to suit their own purposes.We must seek out the bigots from wherever they are-even those above the law.Chuck is short for Charlie, and Charlie is the old code name for a down-home white bigot.Possible fools with bigots for fathers, losers for husbands, and mean, mortal hours.
Origin bigot (1500-1600) French
big·ot nounChineseSyllable
someone who is bigoted Corpus


bigot
bigot /ˈbɪɡət/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1500-1600
 Language: French
someone who is bigoted:
    racist bigots
     
THESAURUS
■ people who are prejudiced
    racist someone who treats people of other races unfairly or badly: When he expressed his opinion, he was branded a racist.
    bigot someone who has strong unreasonable opinions, especially about race or religion: a racist bigot
    sexist someone, especially a man, who believes that their sex is better, more intelligent, more important etc than the other: Will the sexists ever support a female President?


bigotBrE /ˈbɪɡət/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbɪɡət/ 🔊 nouna person who has very strong, unreasonable beliefs or opinions about race, religion or politics and who will not listen to or accept the opinions of anyone who disagrees (种族、宗教或政治的)顽固盲从者,偏执者a religious/racial bigot 宗教/种族的偏执者