sexist
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++sex·ist /ˈseksɪst/ noun [countable] SYPREJUDICEDsomeone who believes that one sex is weaker, less intelligent, or less important than the other, and treats them unfairly because of this – used to show disapproval 性别歧视者〔含贬义〕 —sexist adjective sexist attitudes 性别歧视的态度Examples from the Corpus
sexist• And, of course, he was a sexist.• Farrakhan has long been controversial for remarks that many consider anti-Semitic, racist and sexist.• She vows to continue her fight against those she calls 'the racists and sexists who dominate the church'.• Come on, Jack, don't be sexist.• I also don't mean to be sexist because the same scenario works when the sexes are reversed.• A new female editor found it sexist.• Once again we see here that contradictoriness is no barrier to the maintenance of sexist stereotypes.• My ex-husband was a real sexist, who didn't think our daughters should have jobs at all.• Very sexist of you to assume otherwise, if I may say so.• These studies concentrated on images of women, a type of criticism which views films as cultural forms imbued with sexist ideology.sex·ist nounChineseSyllable
sex who less intelligent, Corpus or one someone that is weaker, believes
sexist
sex‧ist /ˈseksəst, ˈseksɪst/
noun [countable]
—sexist adjective:
sexist attitudes
■ 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?
sex‧ist /ˈseksəst, ˈseksɪst/
noun [countable] Word Family: noun: sex, sexism, sexist, sexuality, sexiness, bisexual, bisexuality, homosexual, homosexuality; adjective: sexist, sexual, bisexual, homosexual, sexy, sexless; adverb: sexually, sexily; verb: sex
someone who believes that one sex is weaker, less intelligent, or less important than the other, and treats them unfairly because of this – used to show disapproval—sexist adjective:
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