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typhlophile

typhlophile noun: a person who is interested in helping blind people.

Noun

typhlophile (plural typhlophiles)

  1. A person who is interested in helping blind people.
    • A benevolent typhlophile has given 100 francs to this association to publish a musical work selected by competitive examination.1891, The Mentor, volumes 1-2, page 154
    • If you're not at heart a typhlophile, you might be a bit short-sighted yourself.1986, David Grambs, Dimboxes, Epopts, and Other Quidams, page 52

Forms of typhlophile

pluraltyphlophiles

Origin of typhlophile

From French typhlophile, equivalent to typhlo- + -phile.

Questions about typhlophile

What does typhlophile mean?
Typhlophile means a person who is interested in helping blind people.
What part of speech is typhlophile?
Typhlophile is a noun.
What is the plural of typhlophile?
The plural of typhlophile is typhlophiles.

Words near typhlophile in the dictionary

  1. typhlologists
  2. typhlology
  3. typhlon
  4. typhlonectid
  5. typhlonectids
  6. typhlophile
  7. typhlophiles
  8. typhlopid
  9. typhlopids
  10. typhlosis
  11. typhlosolar

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