adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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UK, US:/ˈsɛksɪst/
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CMU ARPABET:S EH1 K S IH0 S T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Unfairly discriminatory against one sex in favour of the other.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A person who discriminates on grounds of sex; someone who practises sexism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
discriminatory on the basis of sex (usually said of men's attitude toward women)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
a man with a chauvinistic belief in the inferiority of women
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: male chauvinist
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: antifeminist
History
Etymology
From sex + -ist, after sexism.
Across languages
Translations
41 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
seksisties
— unfairly against one sex in favour of the other
Catalan:
sexista
— unfairly against one sex in favour of the other
Czech:
sexistický
— unfairly against one sex in favour of the other
Dutch:
seksistisch
— unfairly against one sex in favour of the other
Estonian:
seksistlik
— unfairly against one sex in favour of the other
Finnish:
seksistinen
— unfairly against one sex in favour of the other
French:
sexiste
— unfairly against one sex in favour of the other
German:
sexistisch
— unfairly against one sex in favour of the other
Irish:
gnéasaíoch
— unfairly against one sex in favour of the other
Italian:
sessista
— unfairly against one sex in favour of the other
Japanese:
性差別的な
(seisabetsuteki na)
— unfairly against one sex in favour of the other
Korean:
성차별적
(seongchabyeoljeok)
— unfairly against one sex in favour of the other
Norman:
sexiste
— unfairly against one sex in favour of the other
Polish:
seksistowski
— unfairly against one sex in favour of the other
Portuguese:
sexista
— unfairly against one sex in favour of the other
Romanian:
sexist
— unfairly against one sex in favour of the other
Romanian:
sexistă
— unfairly against one sex in favour of the other
Russian:
женоненави́стнический
(ženonenavístničeskij)
— unfairly against one sex in favour of the other
Russian:
секси́стский
(sɛksístskij)
— unfairly against one sex in favour of the other
Spanish:
sexista
— unfairly against one sex in favour of the other
Swedish:
sexistisk
— unfairly against one sex in favour of the other
Welsh:
rhywiaethol
— unfairly against one sex in favour of the other
Catalan:
sexista
— a person who discriminates on grounds of sex
Czech:
sexista
— a person who discriminates on grounds of sex
Dutch:
seksist
— a person who discriminates on grounds of sex
Finnish:
seksisti
— a person who discriminates on grounds of sex
French:
sexiste
— a person who discriminates on grounds of sex
German:
Sexist
— a person who discriminates on grounds of sex
German:
Sexistin
— a person who discriminates on grounds of sex
Irish:
gnéasaíoch
— a person who discriminates on grounds of sex
Italian:
sessista
— a person who discriminates on grounds of sex
Norman:
sexiste
— a person who discriminates on grounds of sex
Polish:
seksista
— a person who discriminates on grounds of sex
Polish:
seksistka
— a person who discriminates on grounds of sex
Portuguese:
sexista
— a person who discriminates on grounds of sex
Romanian:
sexist
— a person who discriminates on grounds of sex
Russian:
женофо́б
(ženofób)
— a person who discriminates on grounds of sex
Russian:
женоненави́стник
(ženonenavístnik)
— a person who discriminates on grounds of sex
Russian:
секси́ст
(sɛksíst)
— a person who discriminates on grounds of sex
Russian:
секси́стка
(sɛksístka)
— a person who discriminates on grounds of sex
Spanish:
sexista
— a person who discriminates on grounds of sex
