Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

canophilist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: canophilist
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of cynophile (“a person who is fond of dogs”).

Example Sentences

"Mary trusts John with the car but not the dog because she knows John is a careful driver but not a canophilist."

Etymology

From cano- + -philist. Piecewise doublet of cynophilist.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: cano-
Suffix: -philist

Inflected Forms

canophilists (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

canophile canophilia

Synonyms

cynophile

Questions

What does canophilist mean?: Synonym of cynophile (“a person who is fond of dogs”).
Where does canophilist come from?: From cano- + -philist. Piecewise doublet of cynophilist.

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