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sexist

se·xist

UK/ˈsɛksɪst/ US/ˈsɛksɪst/ fairly common

noun

1.

a man with a chauvinistic belief in the inferiority of women

adjective

1.

discriminatory on the basis of sex (usually said of men''s attitude toward women)

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Origin

From sex + -ist, after sexism.

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