sexist
/ˈsɛksɪst
/adjective
Relating to or characterized by prejudice, stereotyping, or discrimination, typically against women, on the basis of sex: his attitude to women is patronizing and sexist a blatantly sexist remark...
- The supportive environment encourages the group to discuss issues raised by the often sexist lyrics of hip hop.
- The beer segment is especially funny with its blatant sexist overtones.
- Today's social decorum might dictate a dismissal of overtly sexist, cheap popular imagery.
noun
A person with sexist views: I want to make it clear that I’m certainly not a sexist old-boy networks of sexists who won’t hire women...
- At first they don't mesh, mostly because he is a pig-headed sexist and she is an outspoken lesbian.
- Belittling her intellectual legitimacy is the sort of a tactic often employed by sexists, racists, and others who cling to power for fear of losing it.
- Anybody who disagrees with what is daubed on the wall must be shouted down as a sexist, a racist, or a homophobe.
