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bigot
[ big-uht ]
noun
- a person who is intolerant or hateful toward people whose race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, etc., is different from the person's own.
bigot
/ ˈbɪɡət /
noun
- a person who is intolerant of any ideas other than his or her own, esp on religion, politics, or race
Derived Forms
- ˈbigoted, adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of bigot1
Word History and Origins
Origin of bigot1
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Example Sentences
His critics denounced him as a far-right bigot and the courts convicted him several times for his radical remarks.
Guerra feels liberals have labeled Trump and his followers as bigots: “People are afraid to be seen as all those things that they call him — racist, anti-women, anti-gay rights and anti- immigrant.”
“Trump is a bigot, he’s a misogynist, and he’s a felon,” Hoffman said.
Americans have grown more, not less, tolerant over time and the raging bigots we see on social media are mostly a despised fringe.
Anti-trans bigots love "debating" the bodies and biological functions of their targets.
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