Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

philandrist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: phi-lan-drist
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who loves men.

Example Sentences

"And how about a philogynist (fi-LAHJ-i-nist), a lover of women, or a philandrist (fi-LAN-drist), a lover of men?"
"A misandrist hates all men, and a philandrist likes them."

Etymology

From philandry + -ist.

Inflected Forms

philandrists (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

philandry

Antonyms

misandrist philogynist

Questions

What does philandrist mean?: One who loves men.
Where does philandrist come from?: From philandry + -ist.

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