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sex⋅ist

  [sek-sist]
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–adjective
1. pertaining to, involving, or fostering sexism: a sexist remark; sexist advertising.
–noun
2. a person with sexist attitudes or behavior.
Origin:
1965–70; sex + -ist, on the model of racist
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sex·ism   (sěk'sĭz'əm)   
n.  

  1. Discrimination based on gender, especially discrimination against women.

  2. Attitudes, conditions, or behaviors that promote stereotyping of social roles based on gender.

sex'ist adj. & n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

sexist 
1965, on model of racist, coined by Pauline M. Leet, director of special programs at Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S., in a speech which was circulated in mimeograph among feminists. Popularized by use in print in Caroline Bird's introduction to "Born Female" (1968).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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