Hippophobe

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    One who fears or dislikes horses.

    "Nor should hippophobes shrink away; though the story reeks of horses it is not horsy."

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"Nor should hippophobes shrink away; though the story reeks of horses it is not horsy."

Etymology

From hippo- + -phobe.

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