aerophile
- noun
- /ˈɛəroʊfaɪl/
- As a lifelong aerophile, he attends every local airshow he can find.
Examples
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Her father is something of an aerophile, collecting airplane models and pilot magazines.
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The museum attracts aerophiles from all over the country.
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John is an aerophile who loves to fly.
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Many aerophiles attend airshows every summer.
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As a lifelong aerophile, he attends every local airshow he can find.
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Her father is something of an aerophile, collecting airplane models and pilot magazines.
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Many aerophiles attend airshows every summer.
Antonyms
How Enthusiastic
Surface Forms
Morphology
aerophile = aero + phile
The word is clearly built from the combining form aero- and the suffix -phile, but the specific sense of a person fond of aviation is a specialized extension of the general idea 'lover of air'.
Etymology
The word aerophile comes from parts that mean 'air' and 'lover'. The aero- part is the same as in aeroplane, and -phile means 'lover of', so an aerophile is someone who loves airplanes and flying.