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canophile

canophile noun: synonym of cynophile.

Noun

canophile (plural canophiles)

  1. Synonym of cynophile.
    • “I don’t know what all the fuss is about,” offered Pat in his pleasantest voice. “Even if I’d broken that paw off he’d still have three left, which is one better than you or me.” / “She looked at him then, a glare of hate under brows like a black-stone cliff. “You’ll know me again, won’t you?” Pat...1963, Detective Book Club Selections, pages 11–12
    • Overlooking, for the moment, people who have been bitten only once or twice (even a canophile can make a mistake), let us examine some revealing statistics about people who have been bitten three or more times.1972, Raymond Hull, Man’s Best Fiend, New York, N.Y.: Hippocrene Books, published 1982, →ISBN, page 24
    Synonyms:
    cynophile

Examples of canophile in a sentence

  • “You’ll know me again, won’t you?” Pat offered. / And so, in due course, she did. / “These canophiles!” sighed Pat, rejoining Jan on the bride.1963, Detective Book Club Selections, pages 11–12:
  • All dogs, it was argued by the canophiles, were guard dogs, whether living in an apartment or chained in a yard.2007, David Goode, “At Play and Work: Some Reflections on Companion Dogs and Working Dogs”, in Playing with My Dog Katie: An...

Synonyms of canophile

Forms of canophile

pluralcanophiles

Origin of canophile

From cano- + -phile. Piecewise doublet of cynophile.

Questions about canophile

What does canophile mean?
Canophile means synonym of cynophile.
How do you use canophile in a sentence?
“You’ll know me again, won’t you?” Pat offered. / And so, in due course, she did. / “These canophiles!” sighed Pat, rejoining Jan on the bride.
What part of speech is canophile?
Canophile is a noun.
What is the plural of canophile?
The plural of canophile is canophiles.

Words near canophile in the dictionary

  1. canoodlers
  2. canoodles
  3. canoodling
  4. canoodlings
  5. canoos
  6. canophile
  7. canophiles
  8. canophilia
  9. canophilist
  10. canophilists
  11. canophobia

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