homophile

[ hoh-muh-fahyl ]

noun
  1. a gay person, especially a gay man.

adjective
  1. advocating or supportive of the interests, civil rights, and welfare of gay people: a homophile activist organization.

Origin of homophile

1
First recorded in 1945–50; homo- + -phile, on the model of homosexual

Words Nearby homophile

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British Dictionary definitions for homophile

homophile

/ (ˈhəʊməˌfaɪl, ˈhɒm-) /


noun
  1. a rare word for homosexual

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