hippophile

[ hip-uh-fahyl, -fil ]

noun

1. one who loves horses.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hippophile¹

First recorded in 1850–55; hippo- + -phile

Example Sentences

Hippophile, hip′o-fīl, n. a lover of horses.

From Project Gutenberg

Britain's Royal Family continues to be as hippophile as ever.

From Time Magazine Archive

Baptista Figueiredo, hippophile President of Brazil, on the oil crisis: "The only solution is to tighten belts, walk and keep a horse in your corral."

From Time Magazine Archive

Associated words: equine, equestrian, equestrianism, equestrienne, equerry, fractious, hostler, groom, hostlery, postilion, coachman, jockey, hippocampus, hippogriffe, manège, chack, hippology, hippophile, hippotomy, tandem, equitation, farriery, equitant, paddock, hippiatrics, hippiatry, neigh, whinny, nicker, hopple. horse block. montoir. horse doctor. veterinarian, veterinary, veterinary surgeon, farrier, horse leech. horseflesh, n.

From Project Gutenberg

I have not that vicious and demoralizing love of horse-flesh which makes it next to impossible to find a perfectly honest hippophile.

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