retrophile

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noun

One who loves the past, or past styles.

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Meanings

nounretrophile (plural retrophiles)

plural retrophiles

  1. One who loves the past, or past styles.

    A pair of chunky leather sandals from the '60s complete her retrophile look.

    2007, Nairne Holtz, The Skin Beneath, Insomniac Press, →ISBN, page 159

Origin

From retro- + -phile.

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APA

retrophile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retrophile

MLA

“retrophile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retrophile. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “retrophile,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retrophile.

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