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claustrophiliac

claustrophiliac noun: one who has claustrophilia.

Noun

claustrophiliac (plural claustrophiliacs)

  1. One who has claustrophilia.

Forms of claustrophiliac

pluralclaustrophiliacs

Origin of claustrophiliac

Latin claustrum (“a shut in place”) + -philiac

Questions about claustrophiliac

What does claustrophiliac mean?
Claustrophiliac means one who has claustrophilia.
What part of speech is claustrophiliac?
Claustrophiliac is a noun.
What is the plural of claustrophiliac?
The plural of claustrophiliac is claustrophiliacs.

Words near claustrophiliac in the dictionary

  1. claustrations
  2. claustrofobia
  3. claustrophile
  4. claustrophiles
  5. claustrophilia
  6. claustrophiliac
  7. claustrophiliacs
  8. claustrophilic
  9. claustrophobe
  10. claustrophobes
  11. claustrophobia

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