chauvinist
/ˈʃoʊvɪnɪst/
noun
- A person who believes that their own group (especially their country or gender) is superior to others, often showing aggressive or unfair loyalty.
- He was called a chauvinist for insisting that his country was better than all others.
- The politician's speeches appealed to national chauvinists who wanted a stronger military.
- A male chauvinist might think that women should not work outside the home.
Antonyms
adjective
- Showing an attitude of superiority or excessive loyalty, especially toward one's own country or gender.
- She refused to tolerate chauvinist behavior in her workplace.
- The movie criticized chauvinist attitudes that were common in the 1950s.
- His chauvinist remarks about other cultures offended many people in the audience.