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Hugophile

Hugophile noun: an admirer of French writer Victor Hugo (1802–1885).

Noun

Hugophile (plural Hugophiles)

  1. An admirer of French writer Victor Hugo (1802–1885).
    • But when Wilde did finally get to visit his idol's home (Swinburne, another Hugophile had been a recent visitor) Hugo promptly fell asleep.¹⁶ He was, after all, quite ancient: eighty-one.2005, John Stokes, “Peacocks and pearls: Oscar Wilde and Sarah Bernhardt”, in The French Actress and Her English Audience, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 143

Forms of Hugophile

pluralHugophiles

Origin of Hugophile

Borrowed from French hugophile, equivalent to Hugo + -phile.

Questions about Hugophile

What does Hugophile mean?
Hugophile means an admirer of French writer Victor Hugo (1802–1885).
What part of speech is Hugophile?
Hugophile is a noun.
What is the plural of Hugophile?
The plural of Hugophile is Hugophiles.

Words near Hugophile in the dictionary

  1. Hugolian
  2. Hugonian
  3. Hugonians
  4. Hugoniot
  5. Hugoniots
  6. Hugophile
  7. Hugophiles
  8. HugOps
  9. Hugos
  10. Hugoton
  11. Hugpa

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