Chauvinist
German, noun/ˌʃoːviˈnɪst/
Chauvinist is a German masculine noun meaning “chauvinist; national, racial, or religious supremacist” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “jemand mit extrem sexistischer Einstellung beziehungsweise übersteigertem Männlichkeitsgefühl”.
What does Chauvinist mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinechauvinist; national, racial, or religious supremacist
- 2
masculinemale chauvinist; (mild) misogynist
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. jemand mit extrem sexistischer Einstellung beziehungsweise übersteigertem Männlichkeitsgefühl 2. jemand mit exzessivem/übersteigertem Patriotismus oder Nationalismus
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Chauvinist
- Chauvinisten genitive
- Chauvi abbreviation
- Chauvinistin feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Chauvinist?
- /ˌʃoːviˈnɪst/
- /ˌʃɔviˈnɪst/
- [ʃoviˈnɪst]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Chauvinist
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Chauvinist in German?
Chauvinist appears about once in every 17 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).