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bigot (big′ət)

noun

  1. a person who holds blindly and intolerantly to a particular creed, opinion, etc.
  2. a narrow-minded, prejudiced person

Etymology: Fr < OFr, a term of insult used of Normans, apparently a Norman oath < ? ME bi god, by God

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bigot Synonyms

bigot

n.

dogmatist, doctrinaire, fanatic, extremist, zealot, radical, monomaniac, narrow-minded person, opinionated person, puritan, partisan, enthusiast, racist, white supremacist, chauvinist, sexist, male chauvinist, anti-Semite, xenophobe, hatemonger, die-hard, mule*, bitter-ender*, crank*, redneck*, Archie Bunker*; see also radical, zealot. See syn. study at zealot.


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bigot Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • mind: Some of the comments on here really show what a band of small minded bigots they really are.

Adjective modifier

  • sectarian: Over the year's the Ligoniel True Blues were to suffer at the hands of republican sectarian bigots.

Preposition: on

  • right: I would suggest tho that it is unfair to compare these people to " bigots on the right " .

Noun used with modifier

  • wing: Now who's a left wing bigot, can't do simple math either, thicko.
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