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algophiles

algophiles is the plural of algophile.

Meaning of algophile

Noun

algophile (plural algophiles)

  1. Synonym of algophilist.
    • If there are only a few algophiles (lovers of pain) among transvestites, then, on the other hand, it appears one does find among the truly extensive community of masochistic men that the drive to clothe oneself as a woman is present only very, very rarely.1991, Magnus Hirschfeld, Transvestites: The Erotic Drive to Cross-dress, page 179
    Synonyms:
    algophilist

Questions about algophiles

What is algophiles the plural of?
Algophiles is the plural of algophile.

Words near algophiles in the dictionary

  1. Algonquinists
  2. Algonquins
  3. algophagous
  4. algophagy
  5. algophile
  6. algophiles
  7. algophilia
  8. algophilias
  9. algophilic
  10. algophilist
  11. algophilists

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