Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One who loves cats.
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- noun A person with
ailurophilia ; acat -lover ; compareailurophobe .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Greek ailouros, cat + –phile.]
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From Ancient Greek αἴλουρος (ailouros, "cat") + English -phile (from Ancient Greek φίλος (philos, "dear”, “beloved")).
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Examples
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They don't really have a choice Born helpless, nude and unable to provide for himself, Lore Sjöberg eventually overcame these handicaps to become an alien, an aileron and an ailurophile.
Lore Sj 2008
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It would be someone who knew he was an ailurophile ... someone who knew where he lived ... someone who knew he was away from home on that particular morning.
The Cat Who Sang For The Birds Braun, Lilian Jackson 1998
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n. & a. (stimulant) causing wakefulness. ailurophile
xml's Blinklist.com 2008
kaichi commented on the word ailurophile
Definition: a lover of cats =^,^=
January 10, 2007
qms commented on the word ailurophile
Sneer "cat lover" in plain spoken style
Or "feliniac," sniff with superior smile,
But to convey true disdain
Embrace the arcane
And dismiss the obsessed as "ailurophile."
January 27, 2014