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equiphile

equiphile noun: one who loves horses.

Noun

equiphile (plural equiphiles)

  1. One who loves horses.
    • Unless you’re the kind of equiphile who grew up with “Black Beauty” on your shelf, Nir’s personal horse stories can blend together — wait, was Amigo the red quarter horse with the fear of plastic bags, or the chestnut Appaloosa at the Upper West Side training academy?2020 August 14, Ben Goldfarb, “Birds and Horses and Eels, Oh My! New Books About Animals”, in The New York Times
    Synonyms:
    hippophile

Synonyms of equiphile

Forms of equiphile

pluralequiphiles

Origin of equiphile

From Latin equus (“horse”) + -phile.

Questions about equiphile

What does equiphile mean?
Equiphile means one who loves horses.
What part of speech is equiphile?
Equiphile is a noun.
What is the plural of equiphile?
The plural of equiphile is equiphiles.

Words near equiphile in the dictionary

  1. equipendency
  2. equipercentile
  3. equiperiodic
  4. equipes
  5. equiphasic
  6. equiphile
  7. equiphiles
  8. equiplanar
  9. equipluve
  10. equipluves
  11. equipment

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