videophile

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/ˈvɪd.i.əˌfaɪl//ˈvɪd.i.əʊˌfaɪl/

noun

A connoisseur of video, particularly one who values high-definition and otherwise high-quality video

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Meanings

nounvideophile (plural videophiles)

plural videophiles

  1. A connoisseur of video, particularly one who values high-definition and otherwise high-quality video
  2. A fan of video games.

    We appreciate the response we have received from videophiles of the world who have made our games so popular.

    Atari advertisement, early 1980s, quoted in 2010, Steven Levy, Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution (page 280)

Origin

From video- + -phile.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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