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philandrist

philandrist noun: one who loves men.

Noun

philandrist (plural philandrists)

  1. One who loves men.
    • And how about a philogynist (fi-LAHJ-i-nist), a lover of women, or a philandrist (fi-LAN-drist), a lover of men?2005, Charles Harrington Elster, There's a Word for It (Revised Edition): A Grandiloquent Guide to Life, page 114
    • A misandrist hates all men, and a philandrist likes them.2000, David Macfarlane, Mail & guardian bedside book, 2000, page 46

Antonyms of philandrist

Forms of philandrist

pluralphilandrists

Origin of philandrist

From philandry + -ist.

Questions about philandrist

What does philandrist mean?
Philandrist means one who loves men.
What part of speech is philandrist?
Philandrist is a noun.
What is the plural of philandrist?
The plural of philandrist is philandrists.

Words near philandrist in the dictionary

  1. philanderesses
  2. philandering
  3. philanderings
  4. philanderous
  5. philanders
  6. philandrist
  7. philandrists
  8. philandry
  9. philanthid
  10. philanthids
  11. philanthotoxin

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