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telephonophile

telephonophile noun: a lover of telephones.

Noun

telephonophile (plural telephonophiles)

  1. (rare) A lover of telephones.
    • A kindred spirit to the above, even though less vexatious, is the telephonophile, or telephonomaniac. His is the fondness for lengthy and frequent telephone conversations.1955 October, The Manitoba Medical Review, page 523, column 1
    • Teen-aged telephonophiles are quite another problem. Have you considered giving them a separate wire, or restricting their phone calls during certain hours when you might be expecting a call?1959, The New Esquire Etiquette: A Guide to Business, Sports and Social Conduct, J. B. Lippincott Company, page 272

Forms of telephonophile

pluraltelephonophiles

Origin of telephonophile

From telephone + -o- + -phile.

Questions about telephonophile

What does telephonophile mean?
Telephonophile means a lover of telephones.
What part of speech is telephonophile?
Telephonophile is a noun.
What is the plural of telephonophile?
The plural of telephonophile is telephonophiles.

Words near telephonophile in the dictionary

  1. telephonograph
  2. telephonographic
  3. telephonographs
  4. telephonology
  5. telephonometric
  6. telephonophile
  7. telephonophiles
  8. telephonophobia
  9. telephonophobic
  10. telephony
  11. telephote

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