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aerophobe

aerophobe noun: a person who is afraid of flying.

Noun

aerophobe (plural aerophobes)

  1. A person who is afraid of flying.
    • Many aerophobes who fly nonetheless rev up for their ordeal by popping tranquilizers or getting stoned on marijuana at the terminal parking lot or drowning their fears at the airport bars.1972, Cosmopolitan, volume 173, page 106

Forms of aerophobe

pluralaerophobes

Origin of aerophobe

From aero- + -phobe.

Questions about aerophobe

What does aerophobe mean?
Aerophobe means a person who is afraid of flying.
What part of speech is aerophobe?
Aerophobe is a noun.
What is the plural of aerophobe?
The plural of aerophobe is aerophobes.

Words near aerophobe in the dictionary

  1. aerophilately
  2. aerophile
  3. aerophiles
  4. aerophilic
  5. aerophilous
  6. aerophobe
  7. aerophobes
  8. aerophobia
  9. aerophobic
  10. aerophone
  11. aerophones

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