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View synonyms for chauvinist

chauvinist

[ shoh-vuh-nist ]

noun

  1. a person who is aggressively and blindly patriotic, especially one devoted to military glory.
  2. a person who believes one gender is superior to the other, as a male chauvinist or a female chauvinist


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Other Words From

  • chau·vin·is·tic [shoh-v, uh, -, nis, -tik] adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of chauvinist1

First recorded in 1860–65; chauvin(ism) ( def ) + -ist ( def )

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Example Sentences

Foul-mouthed chauvinist who flirted with chicks in a hot tub or celebrity-friendly sociopolitical satirist?

This massive undertaking, to turn faltering Arab armies into chauvinist counter-insurgents, is named “Operation Suleimani.”

He's defending the chauvinist and imperialist Russian regime of President Vladimir Putin.

Your Chauvinist will excuse the former affections on account of “blood.”

He was not a Chauvinist, nor had he any sympathy with the intolerantly patriotic.

The army, petted and spoiled, was full of dislike for civilians, and of chauvinist contempt for foreigners.

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