catophile
nounEtymology From cat + -o- + -phile.
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Informal One who is extremely fond of cats.
- Nobody can love Dickens and Thackeray equally well. The catophile will inevitably choose Thackeray, and prefer Baudelaire to either. On a le sens de chat, ou on ne l'a pas.1922 September, “The Race of Tom”, in The Atlantic Monthly, page 424:
- Once someone becomes a confirmed catophile, he can rarely resist the pleasure of owning a cat again.1969, Ann Currah, editor, The Cat Compendium, page 65:
1 more example
- Wycliffe, an incurable catophile, stooped to stroke the cat but Kemp stopped him.1996, W. J. Burley, Wycliffe and the House of Fear, page 28:
- Synonyms
- ailurophile, cataholic, catlover
- Hyponyms
- cat lady