person who is extremely nationalistic; person who is excessively devoted (to their own sex, race, etc.)
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Chauvinist Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
Noun
1. a person with a prejudiced belief in the superiority of his or her own kind
(hypernym) bigot
2. an extreme bellicose nationalist
(synonym) jingoist, jingo, flag-waver, hundred-percenter, patrioteer
(hypernym) patriot, nationalist
Chauvinist Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Chauvinism, in its original and primary meaning, is an exaggerated, bellicose patriotism and a belief in national superiority and glory. It is an eponym of a possibly fictional French soldier Nicolas Chauvin who was credited with many superhuman feats in the Napoleonic wars.
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