Etymology

anglophile

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Today it means: A person who loves or admires the country, culture or people of England. Full definition →

First used the 19th c.French anglophile
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The story

  1. French · derived fromanglophile
  2. English todayAnglophile

From Anglo- + -phile, probably partly after French anglophile.

First known use, by meaning

  • from the 19th c. A person who loves or admires the country, culture or people of England.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.