big ‧ ot /ˈbɪɡət/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: French ]
someone who is bigoted:
racist bigots
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THESAURUS
■ people who are prejudiced
▪ racist someone who treats people of other races unfairly or badly:
When he expressed his opinion, he was branded a racist.
▪ bigot someone who has strong unreasonable opinions, especially about race or religion:
a racist bigot
▪ sexist someone, especially a man, who believes that their sex is better, more intelligent, more important etc than the other:
Will the sexists ever support a female President?