male chauvinistnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌmeɪl ˈʃəʊ.vɪ.nɪst/us/ˌmeɪl ˈʃoʊ.vɪ.nɪst/disapprovinga man who believes that women are naturally less important, intelligent, or able than men, and so does not treat men and women equally:
She called him a male chauvinist pig.
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male chauvinism
noun [ U ] ukus
a bastion of male chauvinism