typhlophile

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English

Etymology

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

Noun

typhlophile (plural typhlophiles)

  1. A person who is interested in helping blind people.
    • 1891, The Mentor, volumes 1-2, page 154:
      A benevolent typhlophile has given 100 francs to this association to publish a musical work selected by competitive examination.
    • 1986, David Grambs, Dimboxes, Epopts, and Other Quidams, page 52:
      If you're not at heart a typhlophile, you might be a bit short-sighted yourself.
    • 2012, P. L. Emiliani, Development of Electronic Aids for the Visually Impaired, page 59:
      However, none of the typhlophile organisations in Belgium had such equipment and they could not afford to buy it. Therefore we have developed the necessary software to compose pages using a low-cost personal computer.