misogynist
[mi-soj-uh-nist, mahy‐]
- a person who hates, dislikes, mistrusts, or mistreats women.
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Examples from the Web for misogynist
Contemporary Examples
Sir Mark Sykes, a crusty diplomat who had colluded with the French to give them Damascus, was more defiantly a misogynist.
His attempt to defend himself backfires dramatically, as he comes across as arrogant and misogynist.
As with every von Trier film, there will be a zillion think pieces on whether or not the filmmaker is a misogynist.
‘Nymphomaniac,’ Lars von Trier’s Icy Orgy of Sex and Self-Loathing, Bows At SundanceMarlow Stern
January 23, 2014
Because misogynist monsters always implicate themselves in crimes to protect women.
Goldman was a “douchebag” and a misogynist who should probably be fired.
Historical Examples
Saunders was a bachelor of fifty and a misogynist by repute.
Quaint CourtshipsVarious
Without being a misogynist, he had no great opinion of women.
The Sign of the SpiderBertram Mitford
The ill-natured, crotchety, old—the fact is, he is a misogynist.
A SimpletonCharles Reade
Aw, forget it, you old misanthropic specimen of a misogynist!
A Quarter-Back's PluckLester Chadwick
The misogynist is he who only hates woman, but Euripides loves her also.
Historical MiniaturesAugust Strindberg
Word Origin and History for misogynist
n.
1610s, from Greek misogynes "woman-hater" (see misogyny).
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper