Ailurophile

//aɪˈljʊəɹəˌfaɪl// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person with ailurophilia; a cat-lover.

    "He played the piano well, was an enthusiastic ailurophile, and persistently played solitaire while talking and writing."

Synonyms

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cataholiccataholiccatlovercatlovercatophilefelinophile

Example

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"On the street where I used to live when I was a boy, there was an ailurophile, an old woman who raised a lot of cats."

Etymology

From ailuro- (“cat”) + -phile (“lover”), from Ancient Greek αἴλουρος (aílouros, “cat”) + φίλος (phílos, “dear, beloved”).

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person with ailurophilia cat lover

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