Scotophobe
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 One who fears or hates Scotland.
"In the early 1770s the bogey figure for opposition politicians was arguably not so much North in the Commons as Mansfield behind the curtain, the country's greatest lawyer (and another Caledonian to gratify the Scotophobes) keeping an irresolute Cabinet committed to waging war in America."
- 2 One who fears darkness. rare
"Through such substances the agoraphobes could come to like open spaces, and the 'scotophobes' enjoy the dark."
Example
More examples"In the early 1770s the bogey figure for opposition politicians was arguably not so much North in the Commons as Mansfield behind the curtain, the country's greatest lawyer (and another Caledonian to gratify the Scotophobes) keeping an irresolute Cabinet committed to waging war in America."
Etymology
From Scoto- + -phobe.
From scoto- + -phobe.
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