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How to pronounce chauvinist in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms flag-waver, hundred-percenter, jingo, jingoist, patrioteer
Type of nationalist, patriot
Derivation chauvinism, chauvinistic
Type Words
Type of bigot
Derivation chauvinism, chauvinistic

Examples of chauvinist

chauvinist
Call me a hometown chauvinist, but I hope Dallas-based American survives intact.
From the forbes.com
Reluctance to abolish the dowry is more than a matter of male chauvinist greed.
From the time.com
Feminists consider Sigmund Freud one of history's leading male chauvinist pigs.
From the time.com
Approach them with your stale chauvinist preconceptions, and they'll shut you out.
From the economist.com
In the storyline, a nasty male chauvinist, is reincarnated as an attractive female.
From the en.wikipedia.org
I am overwhelmed by the shred of chauvinist rot that we encountered recently.
From the guardian.co.uk
Not because her husband is a chauvinist or hasn't pulled his weight at home.
From the denverpost.com
In contrast, Todor Aleksandrov was labeled a Bulgarian bourgeois chauvinist.
From the en.wikipedia.org
It wasn't gallant, maybe it was chauvinist, but I make no apologies for it.
From the guardian.co.uk
More examples
  • A person with a prejudiced belief in the superiority of his or her own kind
  • An extreme bellicose nationalist
  • (chauvinistic) of or relating to persons convinced of the superiority of their own gender or kind
  • (chauvinism) fanatical patriotism
  • Male chauvinism: activity indicative of belief in the superiority of men over women
  • Chauvinism, , in its original and primary meaning, is an exaggerated, bellicose patriotism and a belief in national superiority and glory. ...
  • A chauvinistic person; chauvinistic
  • (chauvinism) Excessive patriotism, eagerness for national superiority; jingoism; Unwarranted bias, favoritism, or devotion to one's own particular group, cause, or idea
  • (chauvinism) Extreme and often unreasonable nationalism. From the early 19th century Frenchman Nicolas Chauvin, who maintained an unwavering loyalty to Napoleon and things military. Similar to jingoism. Term is currently applied to those exhibiting a strong sense of superiority.