What does "homophobe" mean?

One who is prejudiced against homosexual people, or LGBTQ people in general; one who exhibits homophobia.

How do you pronounce "homophobe"?

Pronounced //ˈhəʊ.məˌfəʊb//.

Common synonyms include: antigay activist, antigay bigot, bigot, discriminator, policy opponent, prejudiced person.

/ˈhəʊ.məˌfəʊb/ noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Noun

1
One who is prejudiced against homosexual people, or LGBTQ people in general; one who exhibits homophobia.
"That one can love another of the same gender, that is what the homophobe really cannot stand."
2
A person who fears sameness.
3
a person who hates or fears homosexual people wordnet
4
A person who fears men.

"His father is a raging homophobe."

Etymology 1

Back-formation from homophobia, equivalent to homo- + -phobe (notice in Greek it would refer to a self-hater).

Etymology 2

From homo- (“man; same”) + -phobe.