Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

autophile

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: au-tophile
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An automobile enthusiast.

Example Sentences

"The autophiles hang around a big, fluorescent-lighted garage with cars on cinder blocks, ostensibly in competition for a job, and they talk to the camera in between sessions at the sander or other machines."

Etymology

From auto- + -phile.

Inflected Forms

autophiles (plural)

Questions

What does autophile mean?: An automobile enthusiast.
Where does autophile come from?: From auto- + -phile.

How to pronounce autophile

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