woman-hater
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of woman-hater
First recorded in 1600–10
Example Sentences
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In one, an anonymously written feminist play called “Swetnam the Woman-Hater, Arraigned By Women,” the character standing in for Swetnam was named Misogynos.
From New York Times • Mar. 8, 2019
He has a liking for burlesque, as witness The Knight of the Burning Pestle, The Woman-Hater, and Arbaces in A King and No King.412 All this is very unlike Massinger.
From Philip Massinger by Cruickshank, A. H.
Don't think me rude—but in Market-Sinfield the folks call you the Woman-Hater.
From The Squire An Original Comedy in Three Acts by Pinero, Arthur Wing, Sir
The Project Gutenberg Etext of The Woman-Hater, by Charles Reade ******This file should be named wmnht10.txt or wmnht10.zip******
From A Woman-Hater by Reade, Charles
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