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hippophobe

hippophobe noun: one who fears or dislikes horses.

Noun

hippophobe (plural hippophobes)

  1. One who fears or dislikes horses.
    • Nor should hippophobes shrink away; though the story reeks of horses it is not horsy.1935, Time (volume 25, part 2, page 69)

Forms of hippophobe

pluralhippophobes

Origin of hippophobe

From hippo- + -phobe.

Questions about hippophobe

What does hippophobe mean?
Hippophobe means one who fears or dislikes horses.
What part of speech is hippophobe?
Hippophobe is a noun.
What is the plural of hippophobe?
The plural of hippophobe is hippophobes.

Words near hippophobe in the dictionary

  1. hippophagy
  2. hippophile
  3. hippophiles
  4. hippophilia
  5. hippophilic
  6. hippophobe
  7. hippophobes
  8. hippophobia
  9. hippophobic
  10. hippopodiid
  11. hippopodiids

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