anglophile

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noun

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

Similar
teabooanglophil
Opposite
Anglophobe
OriginFrench anglophile →
UncommonFirst used the 19th c.Scrabble 16
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Meanings

anglophile1

nounanglophile (plural anglophiles)

plural anglophiles

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Anglophile.

Anglophile2

nounAnglophile (plural Anglophiles)

plural Anglophiles · alternative anglophile · alternative archaic Anglophil

  1. A person who loves or admires the country, culture or people of England.First known use the 19th c.
  2. broadlyA person who loves or admires the country, culture or people of the United Kingdom.

    Synonyms: teaboo

adjectiveAnglophile (not comparable)

alternative anglophile · alternative archaic Anglophil

  1. not comparableEnglish loving; admiring English culture.

    Sultan Mansor became Anglophile, wore tweeds even in his own palace, was graciously received by Queen Victoria, adopted as his state anthem a Mendelssohnian salon piece composed by the late Prince Consort[.]

    1956, Anthony Burgess, Time for a Tiger (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 34
  2. broadlynot comparableBritish-loving; admiring British culture.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA person who loves or admires the country, culture or people of the United Kingdom.

Similar
teaboo
Opposite
Anglophobe

More synonyms by meaning

nounan admirer of England and things English

Similar
anglophil
Broader
supporterprotagonistchampion
Also see
anglomaniacbritophile

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchanglophile
  2. EnglishAnglophile

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

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Translations

Catalan anglòfil, anglòfila
  • anglòfilperson who loves or admires the country, culture or people of England
  • anglòfilaperson who loves or admires the country, culture or people of England
Danish anglofil
  • anglofilperson who loves or admires the country, culture or people of England
Esperanto anglamulo
  • anglamuloperson who loves or admires the country, culture or people of England
Finnish anglofiili
  • anglofiiliperson who loves or admires the country, culture or people of England
French anglophile
  • anglophileperson who loves or admires the country, culture or people of England
German Anglophiler, Anglophile
  • Anglophilerperson who loves or admires the country, culture or people of England
  • Anglophileperson who loves or admires the country, culture or people of England
  • Englandfreundperson who loves or admires the country, culture or people of England
  • Englandfreundinperson who loves or admires the country, culture or people of England
  • Englandliebhaberperson who loves or admires the country, culture or people of England
  • Englandliebhaberinperson who loves or admires the country, culture or people of England
Greek αγγλόφιλος, αγγλόφιλη
  • αγγλόφιλος (anglófilos)person who loves or admires the country, culture or people of England
  • αγγλόφιλη (anglófili)person who loves or admires the country, culture or people of England
Persian آنگلوفیل, انگلیسیدوست
  • آنگلوفیل (ângelofil)person who loves or admires the country, culture or people of England
  • انگلیسیدوست (engelisidust)person who loves or admires the country, culture or people of England
Polish anglofil, angloman
  • anglofilperson who loves or admires the country, culture or people of England
  • anglomanperson who loves or admires the country, culture or people of England
Portuguese anglófilo, anglófila
  • anglófiloperson who loves or admires the country, culture or people of England
  • anglófilaperson who loves or admires the country, culture or people of England
Russian англофи́л
  • англофи́л (anglofíl)person who loves or admires the country, culture or people of England
Spanish anglófilo
  • anglófiloperson who loves or admires the country, culture or people of England
Swedish anglofil
  • anglofilperson who loves or admires the country, culture or people of England
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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