women hater

A form of woman-hater — One who hates women or the female sex.

Meanings

nounwomen hater (plural women haters)

plural women haters

  1. alternativeAlternative form of woman-hater.

    The prime minister knew when she used the term misogyny that she was calling Tony Abbott a women hater and she should bear the burden of that vicious personal smear.

    2012 October 17, Lizzy Davies, quoting Christopher Pyne, “Julia Gillard speech prompts dictionary to change ‘misogyny’ definition”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 Dec 2013
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    There are, of course, women exploited by meh. Just look at the business of pornography. Anyone who is really interested in the liberation of women should go after the women haters who get rich off the bodies of women.

    1978 February 12, Annelies Lengers, “Do Women’s Liberationists Play a Destructive Role?”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 06 Feb 2018

    On this fantastic number, over steady drumming and screaming guitars, Jay-Z wails, “If you’re having girl problems, I feel bad for you son, I got 99 problems, but a bitch ain’t one.” It might sound misogynistic, but the song isn’t about he-men women haters. It’s about growing up black in NYC.

    2003 November 14, Dan Aquilante, “The Fake-Out and the Dead”, in New York Post, New York, N.Y.: News Corp, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 23 Sep 2026
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Chicago

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