Russophile

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noun

A person who loves the country, culture or people of Russia.

Opposite
Russophobe
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Meanings

nounRussophile (plural Russophiles)

plural Russophiles

  1. A person who loves the country, culture or people of Russia.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
Russophobe
Also see
slavaboo

Origin

From Russo- + -phile.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Bulgarian русолю́б, русолю́бка
  • русолю́б (rusoljúb)person who loves the culture of Russia
  • русолю́бка (rusoljúbka)person who loves the culture of Russia
  • русолю́бец (rusoljúbec)person who loves the culture of Russia
  • русолю́бче (rusoljúbče)person who loves the culture of Russia
Catalan russòfil
  • russòfilperson who loves the culture of Russia
Finnish moskoviitti
  • moskoviittiperson who loves the culture of Russia
French russophile
  • russophileperson who loves the culture of Russia
Greek ρωσόφιλος
  • ρωσόφιλος (rosófilos)person who loves the culture of Russia
Hungarian oroszbarát
  • oroszbarátperson who loves the culture of Russia
Persian روسوفیل
  • روسوفیل (rusofil)person who loves the culture of Russia
Polish rusofil
  • rusofilperson who loves the culture of Russia
Portuguese russófilo
  • russófiloperson who loves the culture of Russia
Russian русофи́л, русофи́лка
  • русофи́л (rusofíl)person who loves the culture of Russia
  • русофи́лка (rusofílka)person who loves the culture of Russia
Spanish rusófilo
  • rusófiloperson who loves the culture of Russia
Swedish russofil
  • russofilperson who loves the culture of Russia
Ukrainian русофі́л, русофі́лка
  • русофі́л (rusofíl)person who loves the culture of Russia
  • русофі́лка (rusofílka)person who loves the culture of Russia
Cite this entry
APA

Russophile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Russophile

MLA

“Russophile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Russophile. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Russophile,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Russophile.

Source: Russophile on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.