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hybristophile

hybristophile noun: a person who exhibits hybristophilia.

Noun

hybristophile (plural hybristophiles)

  1. A person who exhibits hybristophilia.
    • For a mere $7 per address, a hybristophile can find love in the corrections system. "Thousands of people, men and women alike, after many years of searching for the right woman [or man], have finally discovered Jail Babes [and Jail Dudes]. […]2006, Eric W. Hickey, Sex Crimes and Paraphilia, page 206
    • In most cases, the hybristophile's focus of sexual desire (the criminal) is someone who has been imprisoned. In other cases, the hybristophile might even coax the criminal to commit a crime so as to derive sexual pleasure out of it.2014, R. J. Parker, Serial Killer Groupies, page 20

Forms of hybristophile

pluralhybristophiles

Origin of hybristophile

Back-formation from hybristophilia with -phile

Questions about hybristophile

What does hybristophile mean?
Hybristophile means a person who exhibits hybristophilia.
What part of speech is hybristophile?
Hybristophile is a noun.
What is the plural of hybristophile?
The plural of hybristophile is hybristophiles.

Words near hybristophile in the dictionary

  1. hybridomata
  2. hybridous
  3. hybrids
  4. hybris
  5. hybristic
  6. hybristophile
  7. hybristophiles
  8. hybristophilia
  9. hycanthone
  10. hycean
  11. Hyche

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