misogynist

American  

[mi-soj-uh-nist, mahy‑] / mɪˈsɒdʒ ə nɪst, maɪ‑ /

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.

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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

Etymology

Origin of misogynist

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

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Example Sentences

Because they’re perceived as going against their own self-interest, female misogynists tend to get more of a hearing, which isn’t true.

From Salon

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.

From BBC

His single's released just after the Met Police was called institutionally racist, misogynist and homophobic in a highly critical report.

From BBC

A subset of the online misogynist manosphere, incels believe that women have too much power and ruin their lives by rejecting them.

From Salon

Instead of trying to solve that problem, everyone is torturing themselves over the definition and application of terms like "racist," "misogynist," "woke" and "gender."

From Salon