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philogynist

philogynist noun: someone who is fond of women collectively.

Noun

philogynist (plural philogynists)

  1. someone who is fond of women collectively.
    • 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

Antonyms of philogynist

Forms of philogynist

pluralphilogynists

Origin of philogynist

From philogyny + -ist.

Words formed from philogynist

Questions about philogynist

What does philogynist mean?
Philogynist means someone who is fond of women collectively.
What part of speech is philogynist?
Philogynist is a noun.
What is the plural of philogynist?
The plural of philogynist is philogynists.

Words near philogynist in the dictionary

  1. philographer
  2. philographers
  3. philographic
  4. philographs
  5. philography
  6. philogynist
  7. philogynistic
  8. philogynists
  9. philogynous
  10. philogyny
  11. philohellenic

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