Meanings
- no pluralSomeone prejudiced, bigoted against humans.
Gays are no more 'different' and 'special' than anyone else. Change 'homophobe' to 'humanphobe' and you'll get the label for all sexual types today.
1994 September 24, Segonax, “Re: Doc's 5,6 & 7 were reflection of JNT's attitude”, in rec.arts.drwho (Usenet), message-ID <g9106936-240994152016@graneekmac6.anu.edu.au>2 more examples
> I'll have to tell Jim that I'm now a homophobe. He'll be as surprised as I was to learn it. Are we adding that to your femphobe, heterophobe, religiousphobe, conservative phobe, and humanphobe list?
2015 April 17, ScottW, “A noiseless patient Spider”, in rec.audio.opinion (Usenet), message-ID <mgrhil$l4c$1@dont-email.me>Humans can't do any sort of magic and are physically fragile. But I appreciate your race's many accomplishments, all things considered. I'm not a humanphobe or anything. I've had plenty of human friends over the years.
2015, Genevieve Jack, Logan: A Knight World Novel, Carpe Luna Publishing, →ISBN, page 11
Origin
From human + -phobe, based on homophobe, etc.
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humanphobe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/humanphobe
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