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sexist

 noun
     
sex‧ist [countable]
someone who believes that one sex is weaker, less intelligent, or less important than the other, and treats them unfairly because of this - used to show disapproval
—sexist adjective:
sexist attitudes
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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