bigot

big·ot | \ ˈbi-gət

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Definition of bigot

: 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

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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. — 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 Rowling, who is an ardent critic of Trump and a political liberal, likely knew that she would be attacked as a bigot and called on to apologize. — Nr Editors, National Review, "The Week," 9 Jan. 2020 Upon learning of her suspension, many users from Baltimore tweeted their objections, noting that the site is home to other users who are trolls and bigots and arguing Lewis had done nothing wrong. — Luke Broadwater, baltimoresun.com, "Twitter suspends Baltimore delegate for ‘excessive’ use of hashtags while tweeting about transit and climate," 27 Sep. 2019 The bigots and bullies, in other words, are getting away with it. — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, "A prosecutor won’t do her job so bigots are getting away with hate crimes in D.C.," 22 Aug. 2019 Critics allege that his quips are not gaffes, but deliberate dog-whistles to bigots — a populist tactic straight out of the Donald Trump playbook. — Washington Post, "From punchline to political star: the rise of Boris Johnson," 13 Dec. 2019 Lieberman, a nationalist bigot, didn’t need Netanyahu’s demagogy to scotch any such government; key members of Gantz’s own party who were once associated with Netanyahu threatened to sink the idea of a government requiring Arab support. — Bernard Avishai, The New Yorker, "Benjamin Netanyahu Is Indicted on Criminal Charges, and His Defiance Puts Israel’s Democracy at Risk," 22 Nov. 2019 The Liberty Leaguers already had been seduced by their distaste for the New Deal into investing in the political career of a suspender-snapping Southern bigot, Georgia’s Democratic Gov. Eugene Talmadge. — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, "Column: The Democrats’ Wall Street wing hates Elizabeth Warren. They hated the New Deal too," 27 Sep. 2019 Their actions, especially Logan’s, aren’t so much about doing the right thing as not being seen as wrong – as bigots. — Lisa Kennedy, The Know, "In “The Thanksgiving Play,” cultural correctness, “enlightened white allies” and the perils of being “woke”," 19 Nov. 2019 In a sane society, racists and bigots don’t get monuments. — Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, "Letters: There is no gray area in Stapleton name debate (8/30/19)," 1 Sep. 2019

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bigot

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English Language Learners Definition of bigot

disapproving : a person who strongly and unfairly dislikes other people, ideas, etc. : a bigoted person especially : a person who hates or refuses to accept the members of a particular group (such as a racial or religious group)

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big·ot | \ ˈbi-gət

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Kids Definition of bigot

: a person who hates or refuses to accept the members of a particular group

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