Hoplophile

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who loves or is attracted to firearms or other weapons.

    "These hoplophile members of the Pro-Firearms with No More Regulations Movement may actually believe this strategy holds promise in silencing us, and help them to counter the psychological discourse connected to their obsessive attachments to firearms, but it will fail."

Example

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"These hoplophile members of the Pro-Firearms with No More Regulations Movement may actually believe this strategy holds promise in silencing us, and help them to counter the psychological discourse connected to their obsessive attachments to firearms, but it will fail."

Etymology

From hoplo- (“weapon, arms”) + -phile (“love”).

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