chau|vin|ist

chau|vin|ist
chau|vin|ist «SHOH vuh nihst», noun, adjective.
–n.
1. a boastful, warlike person; unreasoning patriot: »

The thing is that American art is worth buying. I'm a terrific chauvinist about it (New Yorker).

SYNONYM(S): jingo.
2. Figurative. a person excessively enthusiastic about his or her sex, race, or group: »

a male chauvinist.

–adj.
= chauvinistic. (Cf.chauvinistic)

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  • chau·vin·ist — …   Useful english dictionary

  • chau — chau·cer·ism; chau·dron; chau·ki·dar; chau·li·o·don·ti·dae; chau·mer; chau·tau·qua; chau·tau·quan; mun·chau·sen; mun·chau·sen·ism; chau·ce·ri·an; chau·vin·ism; chau·vin·ist; chau·vin·is·tic; chau·vin·is·ti·cal·ly; …   English syllables

  • vin — al·e·vin; ali·vin·cu·lar; an·thra·fla·vin; ari·bo·fla·vin·o·sis; cal·vin·ism; cal·vin·ize; car·lo·vin·gi·an; cha·vin; di·vin·a·to·ry; di·vin·i·fy; di·vin·i·ty; di·vin·i·ty·ship; fla·vin; gar·de·vin; gris·eo·ful·vin; hep·a·to·fla·vin;… …   English syllables

  • ist — ab·so·lut·ist; ab·strac·tion·ist; ab·surd·ist; ac·com·mo·da·tion·ist; ac·tiv·ist; ad·vent·ist; alarm·ist; as·so·ci·a·tion·ist; athe·ist; be·hav·ior·ist; bo·na·part·ist; cal·vin·ist; cap·i·tal·ist; car·tel·ist; cen·tral·ist; chau·vin·ist;… …   English syllables

  • chauvinist — chau·vin·ist …   English syllables

  • chauvinist — chau|vin|ist [ ʃouvınıst ] noun count someone who believes that their own country, race, sex, or group is better than any other. This word is used especially about men and their attitude toward women. ╾ chau|vin|ism noun uncount ╾ chau|vin|ist… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • chauvinism — chau•vin•ism [[t]ˈʃoʊ vəˌnɪz əm[/t]] n. 1) gov zealous and aggressive patriotism or blind enthusiasm for military glory 2) cvb biased devotion to any group, attitude, or cause • Etymology: 1865–70; < F chauvinisme < chauvin jingo (after N.… …   From formal English to slang

  • chauvinist — chau|vin|ist [ˈʃəuvınıst US ˈʃou ] n 1.) someone, especially a man, who believes that their own sex is better or more important than the other sex ▪ He s a bit of a male chauvinist . ▪ a male chauvinist pig (=an insulting name for a male… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Chauvinism — Chau vin*ism, n. [F. chauvinisme, from Nicolas Chauvin, a character represented as making grotesque and threatening displays of his attachment to his fallen chief, Napoleon I., in 1815 (in the play La Cocarde tricolor, 1831).] 1. Blind and absurd …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Chauvinist — Chauvinism Chau vin*ism, n. [F. chauvinisme, from Nicolas Chauvin, a character represented as making grotesque and threatening displays of his attachment to his fallen chief, Napoleon I., in 1815 (in the play La Cocarde tricolor, 1831).] 1. Blind …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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