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Question Antonym?

If a misogynist is a man who hates women, what is a woman who hates men?

Probably the antonym is womaniser, but what is the word for a woman who hates men?
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Old 15-Mar-2006, 16:54
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A woman who hates men is a "misandrist", although you won't hear that word very often.

There doesn't seem to be a similar word for a woman who loves men. The word you'd expect -- "philanderer" (because it's Greek for "lover of men") -- in fact describes very specifically a man who has sexual relations with women without intending to marry them -- a "womaniser", in fact.
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