sexist

English

Etymology

From sex +‎ -ist, after sexism.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈsɛksɪst/

Noun

sexist (plural sexists)

1. A person who discriminates on grounds of sex; someone who practises sexism.

Translations

a person who discriminates on grounds of sex

• Catalan: sexista (ca) m and f
• Finnish: seksisti (fi)
• French: sexiste (fr) m and f
• German: Sexist (de) m, Sexistin (de) f
• Irish: gnéasaíoch (ga) m
• Italian: sessista (it) m and f

• Jèrriais: sexiste m and f
• Portuguese: descriminação/preconceito sexual
• Russian: женофоб (ru) (ženofób) m, женоненавистник (ru) (ženonenavístnik) m (men against women); сексист (ru) (sɛksíst) m, сексистка (ru) (sɛksístka) f
• Spanish: sexista (es) m and f

Adjective

sexist (comparative more sexist, superlative most sexist)

1. Unfairly discriminatory against one sex in favour of the other.

   Robert and Jessica both lost all respect for their father when they found him to be sexist.

Translations

unfairly against one sex in favour of the other

• Catalan: sexista (ca)
• Estonian: seksistlik (et)
• Finnish: seksistinen (fi)
• French: sexiste (fr) m and f
• Irish: gnéasaíoch (ga)
• Italian: sessista (it) m and f

• Jèrriais: sexiste
• Russian: женоненавистнический (ru) (ženonenavístničeskij) (men against women); сексистский (ru) (sɛksístskij) m
• Spanish: sexista (es)
• Welsh: rhywiaethol (cy)

Derived terms

• non-sexist
• non-sexist language
• sexist language

Related terms

• sex
• sexism

See also

• ableist
• bigot
• bigotry
• chauvinism
• chauvinist
• misandry
• misandric
• discrimination
• heterosexist
• homophobe
• homophobic
• -ist
• racist

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