Phrase guide

male chauvinist

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An advocate of male chauvinism.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a man with a chauvinistic belief in the inferiority of women

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sexist

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: antifeminist

History

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Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 大男子主義者 /大男子主义者 (dànánzǐzhǔyìzhě) — A male advocate of male chauvinism
  • Danish: mandschauvinist — A male advocate of male chauvinism
  • Finnish: sovinisti — A male advocate of male chauvinism
  • Galician: maschilista — A male advocate of male chauvinism
  • Hungarian: hímsoviniszta — A male advocate of male chauvinism
  • Icelandic: karlremba — A male advocate of male chauvinism
  • Japanese: 男性優位論者 (danseiyūironsha) — A male advocate of male chauvinism
  • Polish: męski szowinista — A male advocate of male chauvinism
  • Portuguese: machista — A male advocate of male chauvinism
  • Spanish: machista — A male advocate of male chauvinism
  • Swedish: mansgris — A male advocate of male chauvinism