Anglophile, a. and n.
(ˈæŋgləʊfaɪl)
Also -phil.
[ad. F. anglophile, f. Anglo- + -phil, -phile.]
A. adj. Friendly to England or to what is English. B. n. One who is friendly to England. Hence Angloˈphilia, ˈAnglophilism, friendliness to England; Angloˈphilic a., Anglophile.
| 1867 Contemp. Rev. IV. 88 The Revue des deux Mondes, a thorough ‘Anglo-phile’ periodical. 1883 Chambers's Jrnl. 13 Jan. 18/1 This telephone..was an Anglophile, and would only respond to the honoured name of Faraday. 1892 Athenæum 26 Mar. 400/3 When prudence dictated assistance to the Dutch, the Huguenots, or the ‘Anglophile’ party in Scotland. 1896 Westm. Gaz. 2 Oct. 2/1 To show how Anglophilia and Anglophobia counteract each other. Ibid. 5 Dec. 6/3 The New York Evening Sun..has frequently attacked Mr. Bayard for what it regards as his extreme Anglophilism. 1920 Robb Thre Prestis of Peblis (S.T.S.) Introd. p. xxxv, The unpopularity he thus incurred as an anglophile. 1950 Amer. Speech XXV. 90 The large Anglophilic group in the city. |