Definition
Plural of chauvinist: people who show excessive loyalty to their own country, group, or cause and believe it's superior to others.
Etymology
Simple plural formation of chauvinist (chauvin + -ist, meaning 'one who practices or believes in'). The '-ist' suffix creates agent nouns throughout English (pianist, scientist, nationalist), making this a standard derivation from the Chauvin root.
Kelly Says
The word got a major cultural boost in the 1960s-70s when 'male chauvinist' became the target term for feminists critiquing gender bias—proving that old words about nationalism could be repurposed to describe prejudice in completely different contexts.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
chauvinists
chow-vee-nee-stsu
ARالعربية
chauvinists
chou-vee-nee-stsu
BNবাংলা
chauvinists
chow-vee-nee-stsu
CACatalà
chauvinistes
chow-vee-nee-stes
CSČeština
chauvinisté
chow-vee-nee-st-eh
DADansk
chauvinister
chow-vee-nee-ster
DEDeutsch
Chauvinisten
chow-vee-nee-sten
ELΕλληνικά
chauvinists
chow-vee-nee-stsu
ESEspañol
chauvinistas
show-vee-nee-stahs
FAفارسی
chauvinists
chow-vee-nee-stsu
FISuomi
chauvinistit
chow-vee-nee-s-tit
FRFrançais
chauvinistes
shoo-vuhn-eest
GUGU
chauvinists
chow-vee-nee-stsu
HAHA
chauvinists
chow-vee-nee-stsu
HEעברית
chauvinists
chow-vee-nee-stsu
HIहिन्दी
chauvinists
chow-vee-nee-stsu
HUMagyar
chauvinisták
chow-vee-nee-st-ahk
IDBahasa Indonesia
chauvinists
chow-vee-nee-stsu
IGIG
chauvinists
chow-vee-nee-stsu
ITItaliano
chauvinisti
chow-vee-nee-st-ee
JA日本語
chauvinists
chow-vee-nee-stsu
KKKK
chauvinists
chow-vee-nee-stsu
KMKM
chauvinists
chow-vee-nee-stsu
KO한국어
chauvinists
chow-vee-nee-stsu
MRMR
chauvinists
chow-vee-nee-stsu
MSBahasa Melayu
chauvinists
chow-vee-nee-stsu
MYမြန်မာ
chauvinists
chow-vee-nee-stsu
NLNederlands
chauvinisten
chow-vee-nee-sten
NONorsk
chauvinister
chow-vee-nee-ster
PAPA
chauvinists
chow-vee-nee-stsu
PLPolski
chauwinistów
chow-vee-nee-stohv
PTPortuguês
chauvinistas
chow-vee-nee-stahs
RORomână
chauvinisti
chow-vee-nee-st-ee
RUРусский
chauvinists
chow-vee-nee-st-su
SVSvenska
chauvinister
chow-vee-nee-ster
SWKiswahili
chauvinists
chow-vee-nee-stsu
TAதமிழ்
chauvinists
chow-vee-nee-stsu
TEతెలుగు
chauvinists
chow-vee-nee-stsu
THไทย
chauvinists
chow-vee-nee-stsu
TLTL
chauvinists
chow-vee-nee-stsu
TRTürkçe
chauvinistler
chow-vee-nee-st-ler
UKУкраїнська
chauvinists
chow-vee-nee-stsu
URاردو
chauvinists
chow-vee-nee-stsu
VITiếng Việt
chauvinists
chow-vee-nee-stsu
YOYO
chauvinists
chow-vee-nee-stsu
ZH中文
chauvinists
chou-wei-en-shi-zu
ZUZU
chauvinists
chow-vee-nee-stsu
Ethical Language Guidance
Gender History
Plural form carries forward the gendered associations of 'chauvin/chauvinism,' with historical discourse linking chauvinism most visibly to masculine identity and male social actors.
Inclusive Usage
Use to describe people of all genders; when gender is relevant to analysis, specify clearly rather than allowing masculine default to persist.
Inclusive Alternatives
["in-group loyalists","nationalists","biased partisans"]