Anglophile

[ ang-gluh-fahyl, -fil ]

noun

1. a person who is friendly to or admires England or English customs, institutions, etc.

Anglophile

/ ˌæŋɡləʊˈfɪlɪˌæk; ˌæŋɡləʊˈfɪlɪk; ˌæŋɡləʊˈfɪlɪə; ˈæŋɡləʊfɪl; -ˌfaɪl /

noun

1. a person having admiration for England or the English

adjective

1. marked by or possessing such admiration

Derived Forms

• Anglophilia, noun
• Anglophiliac, adjective

Other Words From

• Anglo·phil·ism noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Anglophile¹

First recorded in 1865–70; Anglo- + -phile

Example Sentences

Primarily because the way most of us in the west and Anglophile world view the history of the Great War is from the winning side.

From The Daily Beast

Before they became Indian nationalists, the Nehrus were anglophile to the bone.

From The Daily Beast

His idea was eventually taken up by the Anglophile sports nut, Baron Pierre de Coubertin.

From The Daily Beast

The California Anglophile spent days before this trip poring over British gossip blogs to identify the hottest royal hangouts.

From The Daily Beast

The founder, Motilal Nehru, an Anglophile barrister, was a liberal member of the Indian nationalist movement.

From The Daily Beast

Three of these were Anglophile like himself, and the work seemed not only vitally necessary but promising.

From Project Gutenberg

I should say the same had it been Anglophile or Francophile.

From Project Gutenberg

Anglophile, too, and always ate porridge for breakfast—up till August 1914.

From Project Gutenberg

Both Tisza and the Austrian society showed strong symptoms of an Anglophile leaning.

From Project Gutenberg

He is an Anglophile, and was determined after the war to go to England in order to discover the secret of her greatness.

From Project Gutenberg