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English
Etymology
From hippo- + -phile.
Noun
hippophile (plural hippophiles)
- A person who loves horses.
1887, Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., Our Hundred Days in Europe:I have not that vicious and demoralizing love of horse-flesh which makes it next to impossible to find a perfectly honest hippophile.
2012, Paul McGreevy, Equine Behavior: A Guide for Veterinarians and Equine Scientists:This book would not be a book for hippophiles without the oft-quoted adage 'no foot – no horse'.
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Translations
a person who loves horses
- Japanese: 馬好き (うまずき, uma zuki)
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