What does catophile mean?
Catophile means (informal) One who is extremely fond of cats..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(informal) One who is extremely fond of cats..
Nobody can love Dickens and Thackeray equally well. The catophile will inevitably choose Thackeray, and prefer Baudelaire to either. On a le sens de chat, ou on ne l'a pas.
Once someone becomes a confirmed catophile, he can rarely resist the pleasure of owning a cat again.
Wycliffe, an incurable catophile, stooped to stroke the cat but Kemp stopped him.
Use catophile when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Catophile means (informal) One who is extremely fond of cats..
Common synonyms include ailurophile, cataholic, catlover.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Nobody can love Dickens and Thackeray equally well. The catophile will inevitably choose Thackeray, and prefer Baudelaire to either. On a le sens de chat, ou on ne l'a pas.
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