philogynist

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noun

someone who is fond of women collectively.

Opposite
misogynistphilandrist
OriginEnglish philogyny →
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Meanings

nounphilogynist (plural philogynists)

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

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
misogynistphilandrist

Origin

  1. Englishphilo-
  2. Englishphilogyny
  3. Englishphilogynist

From philogyny + -ist.

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APA

philogynist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/philogynist

MLA

“philogynist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/philogynist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “philogynist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/philogynist.

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