male chauvinist — n a man who believes that men are better than women and has fixed, traditional ideas about the way men and women should behave used to show disapproval ▪ I m afraid Bill s a bit of a male chauvinist. male chauvinist pig (=an insulting name for a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
male chauvinist — n. A man with a belief in the inferiority of women; one who believes in or practises male chavinism. Syn: sexist. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
male chauvinist — (adj.) 1969; see CHAUVINISM (Cf. chauvinism) … Etymology dictionary
male chauvinist — noun a man with a chauvinistic belief in the inferiority of women • Syn: ↑sexist • Derivationally related forms: ↑sexist (for: ↑sexist), ↑sexism (for: ↑sexist) … Useful english dictionary
male chauvinist — /meɪl ˈʃoʊvənəst/ (say mayl shohvuhnuhst) noun 1. a man who discriminates against women by applying to them stereotyped ideas of incompetence, inferiority, passivity, etc. 2. a chauvinist for the male sex. –adjective 3. having the characteristics …
male chauvinist — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms male chauvinist : singular male chauvinist plural male chauvinists showing disapproval a chauvinist Derived word: male chauvinism noun uncountable … English dictionary
male chauvinist — noun (C) a man who believes that men are better than women and who has fixed, traditional ideas about the way men and women should behave: Bill was very much the male chauvinist, and wouldn t let his wife go out to work. | male chauvinist pig… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
male chauvinist — noun Male chauvinist is used before these nouns: ↑pig … Collocations dictionary
male chauvinist pig — ☆ male chauvinist pig n. Slang a man who is perceived as approving of an inferior status for women in society: a disparaging term … English World dictionary
male chauvinist — male′ chau′vinist n. sex a sexist man • Etymology: 1965–70 male′ chau′vinism, n … From formal English to slang
