Catophile

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who is extremely fond of cats. informal

    "Nobody can love Dickens and Thackeray equally well. The catophile will inevitably choose Thackeray, and prefer Baudelaire to either. On a le sens de chat, ou on ne l'a pas."

Synonyms

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ailurophilecataholiccatlover

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"Nobody can love Dickens and Thackeray equally well. The catophile will inevitably choose Thackeray, and prefer Baudelaire to either. On a le sens de chat, ou on ne l'a pas."

Etymology

From cat + -o- + -phile.

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