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radiophile

radiophile noun: any radiophilic organism.

Noun

radiophile (plural radiophiles)

  1. Any radiophilic organism.
  2. One who loves radio (transmissions) or radios, or one who collects radios.
    • Dr. Wind, with the object of eliminating what he, a radiophile, termed “the static of personal relationship,” had his impregnable child tested psychometrically at the Institute by a couple of outsiders, young Dr. Stern and his smiling wife (I am Louis and this is Christina).1957 March 7, Vladimir Nabokov, chapter 4.3, in Pnin, Heinemann, page 90
    • This handsome coffee-table book is a fine testament to how seriously the author took that assignment. If you’re a true radiophile too, you'll want to have a copy of it.2007 August 1, Kieron Murphy, “The Radio of the Golden Age of Radio”, in IEEE Spectrum, archived from the original on 25 Mar 2023

Forms of radiophile

pluralradiophiles

Origin of radiophile

From radio- + -phile.

Questions about radiophile

What does radiophile mean?
Radiophile means any radiophilic organism.
What part of speech is radiophile?
Radiophile is a noun.
What is the plural of radiophile?
The plural of radiophile is radiophiles.

Words near radiophile in the dictionary

  1. radiopharmacology
  2. radiopharmacy
  3. radiophenotype
  4. radiophenotypes
  5. radiophenotypic
  6. radiophile
  7. radiophiles
  8. radiophilic
  9. radiophobia
  10. radiophone
  11. radiophones

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