: a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices
especially
: one who regards or treats the members of a group (such as a racial or ethnic group) with hatred and intolerance
Examples of bigot in a Sentence
"It's scandalous," he said, in the tones once used by Colonel Blimp, Britain's best-loved bigot, who adorned the pages of the Evening Standard throughout the 1930s.
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Nicholas Fraser, Harper's, September 1996
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
He was labeled a bigot after making some offensive comments.
an incorrigible bigot who hasn't entertained a new thought in years
Nicholas Fraser, Harper's, September 1996
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
He was labeled a bigot after making some offensive comments.
an incorrigible bigot who hasn't entertained a new thought in years
Recent Examples on the Web
As a Mother Jones dispatch details, several prominent bigots attended the event.
—Seyward Darby, Vogue, 3 May 2025
Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a bigot who tore down and discarded four religious Hindu flags hanging in front of a Queens home.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2025
But as the kiss continues, Ellie closes her eyes and sinks into it — until Seth (Robert John Burke), the town bigot, orders them to quit making out in the middle of a family event.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Fascists, Stalinists, racial supremacists, and bigots of all times and places typically endorse architectural canons—that one, or any other—for similar discriminatory purposes.
—Mario Carpo, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
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Seyward Darby, Vogue, 3 May 2025
Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a bigot who tore down and discarded four religious Hindu flags hanging in front of a Queens home.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2025
But as the kiss continues, Ellie closes her eyes and sinks into it — until Seth (Robert John Burke), the town bigot, orders them to quit making out in the middle of a family event.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Fascists, Stalinists, racial supremacists, and bigots of all times and places typically endorse architectural canons—that one, or any other—for similar discriminatory purposes.
—Mario Carpo, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bigot
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“Bigot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bigot. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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