Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

radiophile

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ra-dio-phile
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any radiophilic organism.

noun

One who loves radio (transmissions) or radios, or one who collects radios.

Example Sentences

"Dr. Wind, with the object of eliminating what he, a radiophile, termed “the static of personal relationship,” had his impregnable child tested psychometrically at the Institute by a couple of outsiders, young Dr. Stern and his smiling wife (I am Louis and this is Christina)."
"This handsome coffee-table book is a fine testament to how seriously the author took that assignment. If you’re a true radiophile too, you'll want to have a copy of it."

Etymology

From radio- + -phile.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: radio-
Suffix: -phile

Inflected Forms

radiophiles (plural)

Questions

What does radiophile mean?: Any radiophilic organism.
Where does radiophile come from?: From radio- + -phile.

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