bigot

big·ot | \ ˈbi-gət

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 The former bigot then begins to change his ways, replacing his Bud Light beer with a bottle of Hennessy and his magazine subscription to Guns & Ammo with a subscription to Ebony magazine. — Andrew Mark Miller, Washington Examiner, "Whitlock posts Black Lives Matter parody video: ‘Changing the hearts, minds, and even sexual appetites of white bigots everywhere’," 26 Sep. 2020 The group’s escape from Simonsville is the first heart-pounding flight from a bigot — or, in this case, a pack of bigots — on fast wheels. — Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, "Lovecraft Country Series Premiere Recap: Here Be Monsters," 19 Aug. 2020 Karen as the perennial bigot in John Waters's movies. — Hank Stuever, Anchorage Daily News, "Who’s the most galling, captivating character on our screens this summer? It’s ‘Karen’ - and she’s everywhere," 4 July 2020

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bigot

noun

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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bigot

noun

big·ot | \ ˈbi-gət