philogynist

English

Etymology

From philogyny +‎ -ist.

Noun

philogynist (plural philogynists)

1. someone who is fond of women collectively.
   • 2005, Charles Harrington Elster, There's a Word for It (Revised Edition): A Grandiloquent Guide to Life, page 114:

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

Antonyms

• misogynist
• philandrist

Related terms

• philogyny