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manhater en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈmænˌheɪtɚ/ (General-American)
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Etymology

From man + hater. Compare Old English mannhata (“man-hater”).

Meanings

1. One who hates mankind; a misanthrope.
2. One who hates men or the male sex; a misandrist.
   • Julia has to make various disclaimers (feminism does not always imply lesbianism and vice-versa; she is a lesbian 'but' not a manhater) before occupying a pro-feminist stance. 2013, Christina Scharff, Repudiating Feminism (Epub) Young Women in a Neoliberal World:
   • From past experiences it seems that 99% of man hating women consider themselves feminists, but few feminists consider themselves manhaters. 2011, Joseph Lowe, Losers and Winners on the Unknown Road to an Unpredictable Destiny:

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