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chauvinist

chau·vi·nist

US/ˈʃoʊvʌnʌst/ rare

noun

1.

a person with a prejudiced belief in the superiority of his or her own kind

Origin

See chauvinism. Piecewise doublet of Calvinist, since both terms come from different forms of the same name.

Phrases

  • carbon chauvinist

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