Anglophile

See also: anglophile

English

Alternative forms

anglophile

Etymology

Anglo- +‎ -phile

Noun

Anglophile (plural Anglophiles)

A person who loves or admires the country, culture or people of England. [from the 19th c.]
(by extension) A person who loves or admires the country, culture or people of the United Kingdom.

Synonyms

teaboo (Twitter slang, often derogatory)

Antonyms

Anglophobe

Related terms

Translations

person who loves or admires the country, culture or people of England

Catalan: anglòfil m, anglòfila f
Danish: anglofil (da)
Esperanto: anglamulo
Finnish: anglofiili (fi)
French: anglophile (fr) m or f
Galician: anglófilo m, anglófila f
German: Anglophiler m, Anglophile f, Englandfreund m, Englandfreundin f, Englandliebhaber m, Englandliebhaberin f
Greek: αγγλόφιλος (el) m (anglófilos), αγγλόφιλη f (anglófili)
Persian: آنگلوفیل (fa) (ângelofil)
Polish: anglofil (pl) m, angloman (pl) m
Portuguese: anglófilo m, anglófila f
Russian: англофи́л (ru) m (anglofíl)
Serbo-Croatian: anglofil (sh) m
Spanish: anglófilo (es)
Swedish: anglofil (sv) c
Volapük: (♂♀) Linglänilöfan, (♂) Linglänihilöfan, (♀) Linglänijilöfan

Adjective

Anglophile (not comparable)

English loving; admiring English culture.
- 1956, Anthony Burgess, Time for a Tiger (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 34:
  Sultan Mansor became Anglophile, wore tweeds even in his own palace, was graciously received by Queen Victoria, adopted as his state anthem a Mendelssohnian salon piece composed by the late Prince Consort[.]
(by extension) British loving; admiring British culture.

See also

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