Anglophobe

[ ang-gluh-fohb ]

noun

1. a person who hates or fears England or anything English.

Anglophobe

/ ˈæŋɡləʊˌfəʊb /

noun

1. a person who hates or fears England or its people
2. a person who hates or fears Canadian Anglophones

Derived Forms

• ˌAngloˈphobia, noun
• ˌAngloˈphobic, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Anglophobe¹

First recorded in 1865–70; Anglo- + -phobe

Example Sentences

The level of Anglophobe vitriol here is something to behold.

From BBC

A crafty player of the game for its own sake; a self-interested businessman simply seeking more corporate freedom; a restless seeker after heroes and ideological certainties; a chippy anglophobe; a rebel against an establishment father; or just a powerful, opinionated man surrounded by unquestioning courtiers, a little like Prince Charles?

From The Guardian

When he has no arguments he loses his head and calls me Anglophobe.

From Economist

Recommend ReportPermalinkreply Rebellis in reply to jamesyar May 30th 2012 0:11 GMT Recommend ReportPermalinkreply emmafinney in reply to Dominique II May 30th 2012 1:30 GMT Recommend ReportPermalinkreply Dominique II in reply to emmafinney May 30th 2012 9:40 GMT I'm no Anglophobe; I lament everyday the loss of Europe's westmost country, a major contributor to its culture and history, if not its cooking.

From Economist

Becoming known for his Anglophobe tendencies, he was selected by Napoleon early in the year 1802 for the command of the French possessions in the East Indies.

From Project Gutenberg