noun
bigot
BIH-guht
noun
1
Someone who clings stubbornly to their own views and won't tolerate people of a different race, religion, gender, or opinion.
"He was exposed as a bigot after the racist messages surfaced online."
"The film challenges viewers who dismiss bigots as a problem of the past."
How to Use Bigot
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA person who is intolerant of anyone who thinks, believes, or lives differently from them.
Common mistake
Bigot is always a strong, negative label for a person — it is not used to describe an opinion or policy itself (that would be "bigoted").
Easily confused with
bigamist
Common pairings
a narrow-minded bigot
called him a bigot
a raging bigot
Word Forms
bigots plural
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Etymology
Borrowed from French bigot, an old insult for a religious hypocrite. Its ultimate origin is disputed, though one theory ties it to Normans swearing "by God" (Middle English bi God); another links it to Albi, a French town linked to religious sectarianism.