misogynist

[mi-soj-uh-nist, mahy‑]

noun

1. a person who hates, dislikes, or mistrusts women.

2. a person whose views are shaped by ingrained and institutionalized prejudice against women; a sexist.

   a renowned playboy and misogynist—a poster child for sexism.

adjective

1. showing a hatred, dislike, or mistrust of women.

   He faces federal hate crime charges for racist and misogynist rants.

Other Word Forms

• misogynistic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of misogynist¹

First recorded in 1620–30; misogyny ( def. ), -ist ( def. )

Example Sentences

He also asked the club about ZKP's relationship with self-proclaimed misogynist Andrew Tate - one of only three X accounts the crypto firm follows on the platform.

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In other moments, far rarer ones, “Christy” is briefly moving, a tale of how easily naive self-determination can be manipulated by misogynist scoundrels lurking in the corner of a shadowy boxing gym.

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"The colour of my skin meant everything was stacked against me. The language they used and how dismissive and mocking they were, was both misogynist and racist," she said.

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The third expressed his views, in which he said "I hate them", referring to "misogynists and homophobes", adding an expletive.

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That’s belittling to our racists, misogynists, Christian nationalists and conservative snowflakes of all persuasions.

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