sexist
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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
sex·ist 
[sek-sist] Pronunciation Key
[sek-sist] Pronunciation Key –adjective
–noun
| 1. | pertaining to, involving, or fostering sexism: a sexist remark; sexist advertising. |
| 2. | a person with sexist attitudes or behavior. |
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| sex·ism
(sěk'sĭz'əm) Pronunciation Key
n.
sex'ist adj. & n. |
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sexist
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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| sexist | |
adjective | |
| 1. | discriminatory on the basis of sex (usually said of men's attitude toward women) |
noun | |
| 1. | a man with a chauvinistic belief in the inferiority of women [syn: male chauvinist] |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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