machista
sexist
macho
male, masculine
+
-ista
person with an ideology
Machista means sexist and can be thought of as macho0 (male, masculine0) + -ista1 (person with an ideology1), literally meaning 'someone with a macho ideology'.
adjective
- sexistSexist; showing prejudice against womenSus comentarios machistas ofendieron a muchas personas. // His sexist comments offended many people.
noun
- male chauvinistA male chauvinist; a person with sexist attitudesNo quiero salir con él porque es un machista. // I don't want to go out with him because he's a male chauvinist.