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claustrophile

claustrophile noun: a person who has the condition of claustrophilia, a love of closed-in spaces.

Noun

claustrophile (plural claustrophiles)

  1. A person who has the condition of claustrophilia, a love of closed-in spaces.
    • Since I am a claustrophile, I actually feel more secure in small cluttered spaces, I preferred to guide both ships from the Windsinger.2000, Nicola Cuti, Spin a Web of Death
    • The question is disputable to what extent Xu Ruhua, the claustrophile who finally confines herself in a cagelike room, can be identified with Can Xue the author.2002, Xiaobin Yang, The Chinese Postmodern

Antonyms of claustrophile

Forms of claustrophile

pluralclaustrophiles

Words formed from claustrophile

Questions about claustrophile

What does claustrophile mean?
Claustrophile means a person who has the condition of claustrophilia, a love of closed-in spaces.
What part of speech is claustrophile?
Claustrophile is a noun.
What is the plural of claustrophile?
The plural of claustrophile is claustrophiles.

Words near claustrophile in the dictionary

  1. claustral
  2. claustrally
  3. claustration
  4. claustrations
  5. claustrofobia
  6. claustrophile
  7. claustrophiles
  8. claustrophilia
  9. claustrophiliac
  10. claustrophiliacs
  11. claustrophilic

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