chauvinist
və 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.
Related forms
chau·vin·is·tic, adjective
chau·vin·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb
un·chau·vin·is·tic, adjective
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chauvinism (ˈʃəʊvɪˌnɪzəm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | aggressive or fanatical patriotism; jingoism |
| 2. | enthusiastic devotion to a cause |
| 3. | smug irrational belief in the superiority of one's own race, party, sex, etc: male chauvinism |
| [C19: from French chauvinisme, after Nicolas Chauvin, legendary French soldier under Napoleon, noted for his vociferous and unthinking patriotism] | |
| 'chauvinist | |
| —n | |
| chauvin'istic | |
| —adj | |
| chauvin'istically | |
| —adv | |
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