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canophilist

canophilist noun: synonym of cynophile (“a person who is fond of dogs”).

Noun

canophilist (plural canophilists)

  1. Synonym of cynophile (“a person who is fond of dogs”).
    • Mary trusts John with the car but not the dog because she knows John is a careful driver but not a canophilist.2015, Boudewijn de Bruin, Ethics and the Global Financial Crisis, page 3
    Synonyms:
    cynophile

Synonyms of canophilist

Forms of canophilist

pluralcanophilists

Origin of canophilist

From cano- + -philist. Piecewise doublet of cynophilist.

Questions about canophilist

What does canophilist mean?
Canophilist means synonym of cynophile (“a person who is fond of dogs”).
What part of speech is canophilist?
Canophilist is a noun.
What is the plural of canophilist?
The plural of canophilist is canophilists.

Words near canophilist in the dictionary

  1. canoodlings
  2. canoos
  3. canophile
  4. canophiles
  5. canophilia
  6. canophilist
  7. canophilists
  8. canophobia
  9. canopic
  10. canopic jar
  11. canopic jars

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