Noun: chauvinist show-vu-nist
- A person with a prejudiced belief in the superiority of his or her own kind
"The chauvinist refused to acknowledge the achievements of other cultures"
- An extreme bellicose nationalist
"The chauvinist's aggressive rhetoric alarmed many of his more moderate colleagues";
- jingoist, jingo, flag-waver, hundred-percenter, patrioteer
Derived forms: chauvinists
Type of: bigot, nationalist, patriot
Encyclopedia: Chauvinist