Definition of Anglophile

1. Noun. An admirer of England and things English.

Exact synonyms: Anglophil
Generic synonyms: Admirer, Booster, Champion, Friend, Protagonist, Supporter

Definition of Anglophile

1. Noun. A person who loves or admires the country, culture or people of England (or Britain). (defdate from the 19th c.) ¹

2. Noun. (alternative capitalization of Anglophile) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Anglophile

anglicized
anglicizes
anglicizing
anglified
anglifies
anglify
angling
anglings
anglist
anglists
anglo
anglo-saxondom
anglomania
anglomaniac
anglophil
anglophile (current term)
anglophobe
anglophobia
anglophone
anglos
angola
angola pea
angolar
angon
angor
angor animi
angor pectoris
angora
angoras
angoricity

Literary usage of Anglophile

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Contemporary Review (1898)
"But who were the patriots that condemned the anglophile traitors ? They were the fine flower of the ultra- Protestants. . . . Historians have overlooked ..."

2. Germany: Welding of a World Power by Wolf von Schierbrand (1902)
"At any rate, there is no doubt that an anglophile foreign policy is just now ... And that the Kaiser is strongly in favour of an anglophile foreign policy ..."

3. Neutrality: The Crucifixion of Public Opinion, from the American Point of View by S. Ivor Stephen (1916)
"... anglophile, hence un-American press, and a mercenary inclined clique of American plutocracy have taken a stand and viewpoint in the great crisis—that is ..."

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