islandophiles

Noun

islandophile (plural islandophiles)

1. (rare) A lover of islands.
   • When, as happens rather often, 40-odd islandophiles descend upon Hibiscus Lodge to load up on Jamaican cuisine, it is not at all unusual for hotel managers from neighboring rival leviathans to roll up their sleeves and pitch in to help Miss Pilliner.1970, “Jamaica”, in Jeanne Harman, Harry E. Harman, editors, Fielding’s Guide to the Caribbean, Plus the Bahamas, Fielding Publications, Incorporated, page 466