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hoplophobe

hoplophobe noun: someone who has an irrational fear of guns.

Noun

hoplophobe (plural hoplophobes)

  1. (derogatory, rare) Someone who has an irrational fear of guns.
    • To return to guns, one of the most avid hoplophobe senators issued a list of nations which did not lose too many of its citizens through villainous saltpeter. England featured, and so did other lands like Japan, where murder is rare except with cold steel.1977, John Wood Campbell, editor, Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, volume 83, number 4, Davis Publications, page 171

Forms of hoplophobe

pluralhoplophobes

Origin of hoplophobe

First attested in 1977: hoplo- (“weapon, arms”) + -phobe (“one who fears”).

Words formed from hoplophobe

Questions about hoplophobe

What does hoplophobe mean?
Hoplophobe means someone who has an irrational fear of guns.
What part of speech is hoplophobe?
Hoplophobe is a noun.
What is the plural of hoplophobe?
The plural of hoplophobe is hoplophobes.

Words near hoplophobe in the dictionary

  1. hoplophiles
  2. hoplophilia
  3. hoplophiliac
  4. hoplophiliacs
  5. hoplophilic
  6. hoplophobe
  7. hoplophobes
  8. hoplophobia
  9. hoplophobic
  10. hoplopleurid
  11. hoplopleurids

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