Hoplophile
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 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
More examples"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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