ailurophile
Americannoun
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Other Word Forms
- ailurophilia noun
- ailurophilic adjective
Etymology
Origin of ailurophile
1925–30; < Greek aílouro ( s ) cat + -phile
Example Sentences
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In 1996, a male colleague watching him horah at my Soho wedding asked, "How does a guy dressed like that get any dates?" — jealous that Stan remained catnip for women, and an ailurophile too.
From Salon
This is hardly news to ailurophiles, who already know that inside every fluffball lurks a psychopath ready to lash out at an ill-timed belly tickle.
From The Guardian
"We threw the cat in," says Joel, who is not, it seems, much of an ailurophile, because the film "didn't really have a plot".
From The Guardian
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