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peridromophile

peridromophile noun: a collector of transfers.

Noun

peridromophile (plural peridromophiles)

  1. (rare) A collector of transfers.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:peridromophile.

Forms of peridromophile

pluralperidromophiles

Origin of peridromophile

Coined in 1926 by William James Sidis (writing under the pseudonym “Frank Folupa”): Ancient Greek περίδρομος (perídromos) + English -phile (from φίλος, phílos).

Questions about peridromophile

What does peridromophile mean?
Peridromophile means a collector of transfers.
What part of speech is peridromophile?
Peridromophile is a noun.
What is the plural of peridromophile?
The plural of peridromophile is peridromophiles.

Words near peridromophile in the dictionary

  1. peridotites
  2. peridotitic
  3. peridots
  4. peridrome
  5. peridromes
  6. peridromophile
  7. peridromophiles
  8. peridromophily
  9. peridromos
  10. periductal
  11. periductular

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