If you describe people or their behaviour as sexist, you mean that they are influenced by the belief that the members of one sex, usually women, are less intelligent or less capable than those of the other sex and need not be treated equally.
[disapproval]
Old-fashioned sexist attitudes are still common.
I think the whole thing is very unfair and if I may say so I think it's very sexist.
I am not being sexist.
A sexist is someone with sexist views or behaviour.
Examples of 'sexist' in a sentence
sexist
Around 99 per cent of women said they had personally witnessed sexist behaviour.
The Sun (2006)
You're with a group of female friends and they are discussing examples of sexist behaviour they have experienced.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
In other languages
sexist
British English: sexist /ˈsɛksɪst/ ADJECTIVE
If you describe people or their behaviour as sexist, you disapprove of the fact that they believe that men and women need not be treated fairly and equally.