: 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
Lord John immediately rebukes the relationship, and Claire later calls him a bigot for it.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 7 Dec. 2024
Regrettably, anyone who expressed even mild objections to DEI could be branded as a reprehensible bigot who needed immediate reeducation, thereby creating a demand for even more progressive-indoctrination sessions.
—The Editors, National Review, 29 Nov. 2024
And blessed be John Leguizamo for coming out at the two-hour mark to shatter the torpor with his razor-sharp ripping of DEI critics and bigots.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 15 Sep. 2024
Racists and bigots are the ones who run to join the GOP.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2024
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Hunter Ingram, Variety, 7 Dec. 2024
Regrettably, anyone who expressed even mild objections to DEI could be branded as a reprehensible bigot who needed immediate reeducation, thereby creating a demand for even more progressive-indoctrination sessions.
—The Editors, National Review, 29 Nov. 2024
And blessed be John Leguizamo for coming out at the two-hour mark to shatter the torpor with his razor-sharp ripping of DEI critics and bigots.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 15 Sep. 2024
Racists and bigots are the ones who run to join the GOP.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2024
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“Bigot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bigot. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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