Meanings
plural hybristophiles
- A person who exhibits hybristophilia.
In most cases, the hybristophile's focus of sexual desire (the criminal) is someone who has been imprisoned. In other cases, the hybristophile might even coax the criminal to commit a crime so as to derive sexual pleasure out of it.
2014, R. J. Parker, Serial Killer Groupies, page 201 more example
For a mere $7 per address, a hybristophile can find love in the corrections system. "Thousands of people, men and women alike, after many years of searching for the right woman [or man], have finally discovered Jail Babes [and Jail Dudes]. […]
2006, Eric W. Hickey, Sex Crimes and Paraphilia, page 206
Origin
Back-formation from hybristophilia with -phile
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
hybristophile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hybristophile
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