noun
- a person who is obstinately or unreasonably attached to a belief, opinion, or faction, especially one who is prejudiced against or antagonistic toward a person or people on the basis of their membership of a particular group
Examples
- The politician was criticized for being a bigot who refused to listen to opposing viewpoints.
- She called him a religious bigot after he made disparaging comments about other faiths.
- The company fired the employee for making bigoted remarks about his coworkers.
- Many civil rights leaders fought against bigots who opposed racial equality.
- He realized his father was a bigot when he heard him speak hatefully about immigrants.
- The school has a zero-tolerance policy for bigots and bullies.
- She refused to associate with anyone she considered a bigot or extremist.