Anglophobe

[ ang-gluh-fohb ]

noun

1. a person who hates or fears England or anything English.

Anglophobe

/ ˈæŋɡləʊˌfəʊb /

noun

1. a person who hates or fears England or its people
2. a person who hates or fears Canadian Anglophones

Derived Forms

• ˌAngloˈphobia, noun
• ˌAngloˈphobic, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Anglophobe¹

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

Example Sentences

Kevin Kline won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his hilarious turn as Otto, an Anglophobe crook, in this 1988 comedy.

From The Daily Beast

He is a French secret agent—an Anglophobe to his finger-tips.

From Project Gutenberg

He was ever a fierce Anglophobe, and did his best to make up for the deficiencies of his early training.

From Project Gutenberg

"Well, this is but an island, and a small one at that; consequently I won't let it worry me," soliloquizes the anglophobe.

From Project Gutenberg

A book written by such a man cannot be set aside as the mere ravings of a Pan-Germanic Anglophobe.

From Project Gutenberg

The Anglophobe agitation was fierce while it lasted; but its artificiality is revealed by the passage just quoted.

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