: a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices
especially
: one who regards or treats the members of a group (such as a racial or ethnic group) with hatred and intolerance
Examples of bigot in a Sentence
"It's scandalous," he said, in the tones once used by Colonel Blimp, Britain's best-loved bigot, who adorned the pages of the Evening Standard throughout the 1930s.
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Nicholas Fraser, Harper's, September 1996
A bigot is a hater, she said. A bigot hates Catholics. A bigot hates Jews. … It's no sin to be poor, she said. It is a sin to be a bigot. Don't ever be one of them.
—Pete Hamill, A Drinking Life, 1994
One had always to be mindful, moreover, that being a black scholar did not exempt one from the humiliations and indignities that a society with more than its share of bigots can heap upon a black person, regardless of education …
—John Hope Franklin, "John Hope Franklin: A Life of Learning," 1988,
in Race and History, 1989
He was labeled a bigot after making some offensive comments.
an incorrigible bigot who hasn't entertained a new thought in years
Nicholas Fraser, Harper's, September 1996
A bigot is a hater, she said. A bigot hates Catholics. A bigot hates Jews. … It's no sin to be poor, she said. It is a sin to be a bigot. Don't ever be one of them.
—Pete Hamill, A Drinking Life, 1994
One had always to be mindful, moreover, that being a black scholar did not exempt one from the humiliations and indignities that a society with more than its share of bigots can heap upon a black person, regardless of education …
—John Hope Franklin, "John Hope Franklin: A Life of Learning," 1988,
in Race and History, 1989
He was labeled a bigot after making some offensive comments.
an incorrigible bigot who hasn't entertained a new thought in years
Recent Examples on the Web
The internal election spilled into public view, with an op-ed appearing in The New York Times, and 13 of the club’s past presidents wrote an open letter decrying the anti-immigrant candidates as bigots.
—Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 19 Oct. 2024
In any case: Conservatives are habitually accused of being loons, bigots, and racists — falsely.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 17 Sep. 2024
Those athletes of today, recently stung by the vitriol of bigots and trolls, may wish to take heed of the lessons learned by this reticent hero from the previous century, a man whose quiet dignity spoke volumes.
—Robert Gudmestad, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024
Trump is easily identifiable as a racist, sexist bully and a bigot.
—Brea Baker, refinery29.com, 2 Oct. 2024
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Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 19 Oct. 2024
In any case: Conservatives are habitually accused of being loons, bigots, and racists — falsely.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 17 Sep. 2024
Those athletes of today, recently stung by the vitriol of bigots and trolls, may wish to take heed of the lessons learned by this reticent hero from the previous century, a man whose quiet dignity spoke volumes.
—Robert Gudmestad, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024
Trump is easily identifiable as a racist, sexist bully and a bigot.
—Brea Baker, refinery29.com, 2 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for bigot
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“Bigot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bigot. Accessed 20 Nov. 2024.
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