Philogynist

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    someone who is fond of women collectively.

    "And how about a philogynist (fi-LAHJ-i-nist), a lover of women, or a philandrist (fi-LAN-drist), a lover of men?"

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"And how about a philogynist (fi-LAHJ-i-nist), a lover of women, or a philandrist (fi-LAN-drist), a lover of men?"

Etymology

From philogyny + -ist.

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