: a narrow-minded person who obstinately adheres to their own opinions and prejudices
especially
: one who strongly and unfairly dislikes or feels hatred toward others based on their group membership
an anti-Catholic bigot
homophobic bigots
He [journalist Bob Navarro] once told me, "I … do my job and ignore the racial taunts and idiocies of some of the people around me. … I'm not going to let those bigots get me down." —
Joe Saltzman, quoted in City News Service (Los Angeles, CA)
Joe Saltzman, quoted in City News Service (Los Angeles, CA) Synonyms of bigot
Examples of bigot in a Sentence
A bigot is a hater, she said. A bigot hates Catholics. A bigot hates Jews. … It's no sin to be poor, she said. It is a sin to be a bigot. Don't ever be one of them.
—Pete Hamill, A Drinking Life, 1994
One had always to be mindful, moreover, that being a black scholar did not exempt one from the humiliations and indignities that a society with more than its share of bigots can heap upon a black person, regardless of education …
—John Hope Franklin, "John Hope Franklin: A Life of Learning," 1988,
in Race and History, 1989
Pete Hamill, A Drinking Life, 1994
One had always to be mindful, moreover, that being a black scholar did not exempt one from the humiliations and indignities that a society with more than its share of bigots can heap upon a black person, regardless of education …
—John Hope Franklin, "John Hope Franklin: A Life of Learning," 1988,
in Race and History, 1989
Recent Examples on the Web
One counter-demonstrator briefly appeared, holding a sign that described Kirk as a fascist and a bigot, but then quickly left the scene.
—Paul Egan, Freep.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Adam Sandler‘s joke in his SNL50 musical sketch about famous artists turning out to be antisemitic bigots struck a chord, thanks to its real-world parallels.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 26 Aug. 2025
Auggie isn’t a cruel, withholding bigot, but a stable and loving parent.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 22 Aug. 2025
The episode also takes aim at conservative podcast culture with a storyline involving a fourth grader named Clyde who finds fame as a White nationalist podcaster, which enrages Eric Cartman, who is the show’s resident bigot.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
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Paul Egan, Freep.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Adam Sandler‘s joke in his SNL50 musical sketch about famous artists turning out to be antisemitic bigots struck a chord, thanks to its real-world parallels.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 26 Aug. 2025
Auggie isn’t a cruel, withholding bigot, but a stable and loving parent.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 22 Aug. 2025
The episode also takes aim at conservative podcast culture with a storyline involving a fourth grader named Clyde who finds fame as a White nationalist podcaster, which enrages Eric Cartman, who is the show’s resident bigot.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
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“Bigot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bigot. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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