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Definition of Chauvinist
1. Noun. A person with a prejudiced belief in the superiority of his or her own kind.
2. Noun. An extreme bellicose nationalist.
Generic synonyms: Nationalist, Patriot
Derivative terms: Chauvinism, Chauvinistic, Jingoism, Jingoism
Definition of Chauvinist
1. Adjective. (pejorative) chauvinistic. ¹
2. Noun. (pejorative) A chauvinistic person. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Chauvinist
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chauvinist
Literary usage of Chauvinist
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"In fact, most of our unmodified examples of chauvinism and chauvinist that imply
male ... What a chauvinist remark! Yet it is also a deeply feminist remark ..."
2. The Proletarian Revolution in Russia by Vladimir Ilʹich Lenin, Leon Trotsky (1918)
"A chauvinist, an extreme German chauvinist, Heilman, editor of the arch-chauvinist
Chemnitz Gazette and contributor of the arch^chauvinist Bell (a Social ..."
3. Word and Phrase: True and False Use in English by Joseph Fitzgerald (1901)
"Chauvinist is formed from the name of Nicolas Chau- vin, a gallant private soldier
in the armies of the first French empire. His devotion to Napoleon knew ..."
4. A Providential Anti-Semitism: Nationalism and Polity in Nineteenth Century by William O. Oldson (1991)
"His chauvinist acknowledged no other nation as having precedence over his own in
any regard. The chauvinist's nation represented the best in the world. ..."
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