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bigot Definition

bigot (bigət)

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

bigot Related Forms

big·oted adjective big·ot·edly adverb

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.

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.
  • call: The person who stands proclaiming to know the truth is often called a bigot.
  • let: It was dogma eat dogma until, eventually they settled on a truce and let bigots be bigots.
  • become: Meanwhile the young King continued with his studies and became a Protestant bigot.
  • give: In my view it's best never to give bigots who preach hatred against a minority a platform anywhere, whatever the reason.
  • confront: But will any of them ever have the bottle to confront the real bigots, to really take a stand to stamp out racism?

Adjective modifier

  • sectarian: Over the year's the Ligoniel True Blues were to suffer at the hands of republican sectarian bigots.
  • homophobic: A bigger mistake would be to let the right-wing, homophobic, racist bigots, which are the Tory party.
  • racist: Her mother often accused her of sounding like a racist bigot, saying she ought to exercise more control over her thoughts.
  • ignorant: At least the one on the right is logical, so they can't be ignorant bigots.
  • religious: The pretty colors and shades of gray in the real world are ignored to suit religious 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.
  • redneck: They misunderstand the old man in the shop, who they assume to be a redneck bigot.
  • os: Certainly some complete OS bigots have tried to put Linux on their Palms.

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