homophobe
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 21
- Words With Friends
- 22
- Letters
- 9
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Definition of homophobe
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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One who is prejudiced against homosexual people, or LGBTQ people in general; one who exhibits homophobia.
“That one can love another of the same gender, that is what the homophobe really cannot stand.”
“If you're against gay marriage, just be honest, put a scarlet 'H' on your shirt, and say, "I am a homophobe!"”
“To me, Ennis stands for the conservative side of America. He's the biggest homophobe in the whole movie — culturally and psychologically — but by the time he admits his feelings, it's too late.”
“Narrators demonstrated resistance coping techniques through direct confrontation with aggressors, such as racists, sexists, homophobes, elitists, and misogynoirists.”
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noun
-
One who is prejudiced against homosexual people, or LGBTQ people in general; one who exhibits homophobia.
“That one can love another of the same gender, that is what the homophobe really cannot stand.”
“If you're against gay marriage, just be honest, put a scarlet 'H' on your shirt, and say, "I am a homophobe!"”
“To me, Ennis stands for the conservative side of America. He's the biggest homophobe in the whole movie — culturally and psychologically — but by the time he admits his feelings, it's too late.”
“Narrators demonstrated resistance coping techniques through direct confrontation with aggressors, such as racists, sexists, homophobes, elitists, and misogynoirists.”
- A person who fears sameness.
- A person who fears men.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Back-formation from homophobia, equivalent to homo- + -phobe (notice in Greek it would refer to a self-hater).
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