hippophile

American

[hip-uh-fahyl, -fil] / ˈhɪp əˌfaɪl, -fɪl /

noun

one who loves horses.

Etymology

Origin of hippophile

First recorded in 1850–55; hippo- + -phile

Example Sentences

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I have not that vicious and demoralizing love of horse-flesh which makes it next to impossible to find a perfectly honest hippophile.

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