Meaning of bigot in English

bigot
noun [ C ]
  disapproving
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/ˈbɪɡ.ət/ us
/ˈbɪɡ.ət/
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a person who has strong, unreasonable beliefs and who does not like other people who have different beliefs or a different way of life:
a religious bigot
He was known to be a loud-mouthed, opinionated bigot.

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(Definition of bigot from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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bigot
noun [ C ]
us
/ˈbɪɡ·ət/
a person who has strong, unreasonable ideas, esp. about race or religion, and who thinks anyone who does not have the same beliefs is wrong:
Some of the townspeople are bigots who call foreigners terrible names.

bigoted

adjective us
/ˈbɪɡ·ə·t̬ɪd/
He was removed from the committee for making bigoted remarks.
(Definition of bigot from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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偏執的人，固執己見的人…
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偏执的人，固执己见的人…
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intolerante, fanático/ca [masculine-feminine]…
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intolerante, intolerante [masculine-feminine]…
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bağnaz, darkafalı kimse, yobaz…
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sectaire [masculine-feminine], fanatique [masculine-feminine], bigot…
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偏狭（へんきょう）な人（ひと）…
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dweper…
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fanatik, pobožnůstkář…
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snævertsynet person…
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fanatik…
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dewot/ka, bigot/ka, fanaty-k/czka…
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pentaksub…
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der Fanatiker / die Fanatikerin…
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trangsynt person [masculine], sta og sneversynt person, blind tilhenger…
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сліпий прихильник, фанатик…
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