sexist

See also: Sexist

English

Etymology

From sex +‎ -ist, after sexism.

Pronunciation

(UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛksɪst/

Noun

sexist (plural sexists)

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

Hyponyms

Translations

a person who discriminates on grounds of sex

Catalan: sexista m or f
Czech: sexista m
Dutch: seksist (nl) m or f
Finnish: seksisti (fi)
French: sexiste (fr) m or f
German: Sexist m, Sexistin f
Irish: gnéasaíoch m

Italian: sessista (it) m or f
Norman: sexiste m or f (Jersey)
Polish: seksista m, seksistka (pl) f
Portuguese: sexista (pt) m or f
Romanian: sexist m
Russian: женофо́б (ru) m (ženofób), женоненави́стник (ru) m (ženonenavístnik) (men against women); секси́ст (ru) m (sɛksíst), секси́стка f (sɛksístka)
Spanish: sexista m or f

Adjective

sexist (comparative more sexist, superlative most sexist)

Unfairly discriminatory against one sex in favour of the other.
- 2013, Susan J. Hekman, Moral Voices, Moral Selves: Carol Gilligan and Feminist Moral Theory
  A defender of communitarianism might argue that just because extant communitarian theories are sexist, it does not follow that communitarianism is inherently sexist.

Derived terms

Translations

unfairly against one sex in favour of the other

Catalan: sexista
Czech: sexistický
Dutch: seksistisch (nl)
Estonian: seksistlik (et)
Finnish: seksistinen
French: sexiste (fr) m or f
Irish: gnéasaíoch
Italian: sessista (it) m or f

Japanese: 性差別的 (seisabetsuteki)
Norman: sexiste
Polish: seksistowski (pl)
Romanian: sexist m, sexistă f
Russian: женоненави́стнический (ru) (ženonenavístničeskij) (men against women); секси́стский (ru) m (sɛksístskij)
Spanish: sexista
Welsh: rhywiaethol (cy)

Related terms

sex
sexism

See also

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