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What (who) is -phile - definition

FILES ABOUT HACKING
Philes; Phile (disambiguation)

-phile         
SUFFIX
List of philias; Hippophilia; -phile; Logophile; Philias; Nyctophilia; Denderphilia; Turophilia; -philic; -philia; Philios; Nemophilia; Ombrophilia; Tropophilia; Xerophilia; Xylophilia; Icthyophilia
or -ophile (-philes, or -ophiles)
-phile or -ophile occurs in words which refer to someone who has a very strong liking for people or things of a particular kind.
...the operaphile Hirotaro Higuchi, president of the tour's chief sponsors.
...essential reading for the culture-hungry Yankophile.
SUFFIX
-phile         
SUFFIX
List of philias; Hippophilia; -phile; Logophile; Philias; Nyctophilia; Denderphilia; Turophilia; -philic; -philia; Philios; Nemophilia; Ombrophilia; Tropophilia; Xerophilia; Xylophilia; Icthyophilia
¦ combining form denoting a person or thing having a fondness for or tendency towards a specified thing: bibliophile.
Origin
from Gk philos 'loving'.
-philia         
SUFFIX
List of philias; Hippophilia; -phile; Logophile; Philias; Nyctophilia; Denderphilia; Turophilia; -philic; -philia; Philios; Nemophilia; Ombrophilia; Tropophilia; Xerophilia; Xylophilia; Icthyophilia
¦ combining form denoting fondness, especially an abnormal love for or inclination towards a specified thing: paedophilia.
Derivatives
-philiac combining form.
-philic combining form.
-philous combining form.
Origin
from Gk philia 'fondness'.

Wikipedia

Phile

Phile or Philes may refer to:

  • -phile, a suffix in the English language, derived from the Greek philia
  • Phile (politician), a magistrate in Ancient Greece
  • Phile, a misspelling of computer file, seen in BBS hacker culture
  • Alexios Philes, Byzantine general
  • Manuel Philes, Byzantine poet
  • Theodore Philes, Byzantine governor
Examples of use of -phile
1. It‘s only the Diana–phile hypocrites who will hold a grudge against Charles and Camilla forever.
2. Loyal and ambitious, he succumbed, however, and believes that his relationship with the Euro–phile Hurd was good.