manizer

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English

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Etymology

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Blend of man +‎ womanizer.

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Noun

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manizer (plural manizers)

  1. A person, especially a woman, who frequently seduces men
    • 2013, Lorenzo Baccala, The Man Who Made Love to More Women Than Casanova: And the Apocalyptic Aphrodisiac, Author House, →ISBN, page 178:
      If the Apocalyptic Aphrodisiac were to come, men would become womanizers, women would become manizers, and our ability to defend ourselves as a nation would crumble.
    • 2010, Stephen L. DeFelice, The Attack on the White Male: And the Weakening of America-, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 104:
      Let me tell you that what I call the manizers have come to town! [] Though I am not an expert on women, I have made many observations over the years.
    • 2009, Dick Huser, My Anxiety Is Better Than Your Anxiety, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN:
      Blue was not as good a 'womanizer' as the rest of us, (surrounded, as we were, by 'manizers,') but he was a great guy to run into for a drink and a story, and a good friend and observer of the rest of us.
    • 2010, Phil Torcivia, Nick Street, Still a Nice Guy, Phil Torcivia, →ISBN:
      Worse yet, they could be stuck raising offspring with a man they despise. I have met some women in their forties recently that I could tag as “manizers.” Still, they are not nearly as ruthless as womanizers are.
    • 2016, Nancy Price, Black Ballers, Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency, →ISBN:
      “Marcia, I used to have a husband just like Dick. He was a womanizer while Dick is a manizer. He was irresponsible just like Dick.”

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