equiphile

English

Etymology

From Latin equus (“horse”) + -phile.

Noun

equiphile (plural equiphiles)

1. One who loves horses.
   • 2020 August 14, Ben Goldfarb, “Birds and Horses and Eels, Oh My! New Books About Animals”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     Unless you’re the kind of equiphile who grew up with “Black Beauty” on your shelf, Nir’s personal horse stories can blend together — wait, was Amigo the red quarter horse with the fear of plastic bags, or the chestnut Appaloosa at the Upper West Side training academy?

Synonyms

• hippophile

Translations

one who loves horses — see hippophile