Castrophile

English

Etymology

Castro +‎ -phile

Noun

Castrophile (plural Castrophiles)

1. A supporter or admirer, especially a foreign one, of Fidel Castro or the Castro regime.
   • 1962 June, Dudley Seers, “A Theory of Inflation and Growth in Under-Developed Economies Based on the Experience of Latin America”, in Oxford Economic Papers‎^[1], volume 14, number 2, page 189:

     It remains to be seen whether the United States Government holds to these conditions in political crises (especially if there is a danger of a Castrophile Government appearing);

   • 1998, Gus Russo, Live by the sword: the secret war against Castro and the death of JFK‎^[2], Bancroft Press, →ISBN, page 202:

     Ed Butler remembers that "he was a total Castrophile. He wanted to promote Fidel Castro and did everything that he could in the debate, prior to it, and afterward."

   • 2002, Christopher P. Baker, Mi moto Fidel: motorcycling through Castro's Cuba, National Geographic Society, →ISBN, page 275:

     When I started this journey, I was a Castrophile with a soft spot for the Revolution.

Related terms

• Castrophilia

Anagrams

• arctophiles, carpholites, cartophiles, spirochetal