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sexists

sexists is the plural of sexist.

Meaning of sexist

Noun

sexist (plural sexists)

  1. A person who discriminates on grounds of sex; someone who practises sexism.
    • When you argue […] that since fewer women write good poetry this justifies their total exclusion, you are taking a position analogous to that of the racist—I might call you in this case a "sexist"—who says that since so few Negroes have held positions of importance relative to the majority race...1965 November 18, Pauline M. Leet, Women and the Undergraduate, Franklin and Marshall College, page 3

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Phrases with sexists

Questions about sexists

What is sexists the plural of?
Sexists is the plural of sexist.

Words near sexists in the dictionary

  1. sexism
  2. sexisms
  3. sexist
  4. sexistic
  5. sexistly
  6. sexists
  7. sexisyllabic
  8. sexisyllable
  9. sexisyllables
  10. sexithiophene
  11. sexithiophenes

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