homophobe
noun
ho·mo·phobe
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Definition of homophobe
: a person characterized by homophobia
Examples of homophobe in a Sentence
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The artists behind the song, who all hail from Puerto Rico, call out Rosselló by name and describe him as a homophobe and a dictator. — Rachel Yang, EW.com, "Bad Bunny, iLe, and Residente release protest song against Puerto Rico governor," 18 July 2019 The second verse is about homophobes and the people picketing outside our concerts. — Abby Aguirre, Vogue, "Taylor Swift on Sexism, Scrutiny, and Standing Up for Herself," 8 Aug. 2019 Policy swings Critics denied Johnson as lazy, racist, misogynist, and a homophobe during his successful attempt to become London mayor in 2008. — Phil Boucher, Fortune, "What Can We Expect From Boris Johnson? Scandals, Screw-Ups, Quips, and Comebacks," 23 July 2019 Its usual spokespeople, who carefully maintain the appearance of a plurality of opinion when times are calm, have unanimously compared protesters to racists, anti-Semites, homophobes, plotters, and troublemakers. . . — Christopher Ketcham, Harper's magazine, "A Play with No End," 22 July 2019 In one corner are universal rights to housing, health care, education, food, and safety; in the other are the ideologies espoused by Islamophobes, homophobes, anti-Semites, sexists, ethno-nationalists, white supremacists, and neo-Nazis. — Neima Jahromi, The New Yorker, "The Fight for the Future of YouTube," 8 July 2019 Trans people in turn accuse such women of transphobia, likening their concerns to those raised by homophobes in the 1980s and blaming them for an increase in reported hate crimes against trans people. — The Economist, "As London prepares for Pride, a row simmers in the LGBT community," 4 July 2019 Gay men’s classic sources of trauma and violence stem less from being hit on than from being literally hit by homophobes. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, "Cruising in the Age of Consent," 19 June 2019 Taylor Swift's latest song has a new target: homophobes. — Mesfin Fekadu, chicagotribune.com, "Taylor Swift calls out homophobes on new song, announces 7th album," 14 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'homophobe.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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homophobe
noun
English Language Learners Definition of homophobe
: a person who hates or is afraid of homosexuals or treats them badly
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