nymphomaniac
noun [C] /ˌnɪm.fəˈmeɪ.ni.æk/
/-foʊ-/ (informal nympho) disapprovingDefinition
› a woman who likes to have sex very often, especially with a lot of different menKinds of womenMen and women nymphomania /-ə/ noun [U] Sexual activity in generalPhysical and sexual assault and abduction
(Definition of nymphomaniac noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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