bigot

[ big-uht ]
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noun
  1. a person who is intolerant or hateful toward people whose race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, etc., is different from the person's own.

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Origin of bigot

1
First recorded in 1590–1600; from Middle French, from Old French: a derogatory name applied by the French to the Normans, perhaps from Old English bī God “by God”

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British Dictionary definitions for bigot

bigot

/ (ˈbɪɡət) /


noun
  1. a person who is intolerant of any ideas other than his or her own, esp on religion, politics, or race

Origin of bigot

1
C16: from Old French: name applied contemptuously to the Normans by the French, of obscure origin

Derived forms of bigot

  • bigoted, adjective

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