androphile

English

Etymology

From andro- +‎ -phile, from androphilia.

Noun

androphile (plural androphiles)

1. One who is attracted to masculinity or to men.
   • 1914, L. Pierce Clark, “A critical digest of some of the newer work upon homosexuality in man and woman”, in State Hospital Bulletin, volume VII, New York State Hospital Commission, page 352:

     According to the age of the attracting person homosexuals are divisible into ephebophiles (lovers of youths, 14-21), androphiles (grown men up to the period of old age), […] The corresponding divisions in women are parthenophiles (lovers of young women, virgins), gynecophiles (lovers of adult women), grasphiles (lovers of old women), and korophiles (lovers of undeveloped girls).

Coordinate terms

• gynephile, gynophile

References

• Chris Stokel-Walker (3 October 2017), “I’m not gay, I’m an androphile”, in BBC Three‎^[1], BBC

German

Pronunciation

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Adjective

androphile

1. inflection of androphil:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular