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macrophile

macrophile noun: a person with macrophilia.

Noun

macrophile (plural macrophiles)

  1. A person with macrophilia.
    • Crumb's sexual fixation on gigantic women's legs became a major feature of his most celebrated images. Despite the common themes among macrophiles, Ed Lundt believes that no two macro fantasies are quite alike […]1999, Katharine Gates, Deviant Desires: Incredibly Strange Sex, page 115
    • If there are macrophiles living and working among us—and I assure you, there are—the world must also make room for the microphiles who love them back.2008, Cynthia Ceilan, Weirdly Beloved
    Synonyms:
    macro

Synonyms of macrophile

Forms of macrophile

pluralmacrophiles

Origin of macrophile

From macro- + -phile.

Questions about macrophile

What does macrophile mean?
Macrophile means a person with macrophilia.
What part of speech is macrophile?
Macrophile is a noun.
What is the plural of macrophile?
The plural of macrophile is macrophiles.

Words near macrophile in the dictionary

  1. macrophenomena
  2. macrophenomenal
  3. macrophenomenon
  4. macrophenotype
  5. macrophenotypes
  6. macrophile
  7. macrophiles
  8. macrophilia
  9. macrophiliac
  10. macrophiliacs
  11. macrophilic

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