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heterophobe

heterophobe noun: someone who exhibits heterophobia.

Noun

heterophobe (plural heterophobes)

  1. Someone who exhibits heterophobia.
    • Celie turned around now, scowling as expected. ‘Sophie? The heterophobe?’
      ‘Well, she’s the girl behind the #CastrateTheStraights hashtag,’ Ola said.2023, Yomi Adegoke, The List, 4th Estate, page 282

Forms of heterophobe

pluralheterophobes

Origin of heterophobe

From hetero- + -phobe.

Questions about heterophobe

What does heterophobe mean?
Heterophobe means someone who exhibits heterophobia.
What part of speech is heterophobe?
Heterophobe is a noun.
What is the plural of heterophobe?
The plural of heterophobe is heterophobes.

Words near heterophobe in the dictionary

  1. heterophilic
  2. heterophilically
  3. heterophilous
  4. heterophils
  5. heterophily
  6. heterophobe
  7. heterophobes
  8. heterophobia
  9. heterophobic
  10. heterophobism
  11. heterophone

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