scientophile

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sciento- +‎ -phile

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scientophile (plural scientophiles)

  1. (rare) A person who likes science but isn't necessarily a scientist.
    • 2012, Algis Budrys, Benchmarks Continued 1975-1982, page 189:
      Worse, they had no feeling for it, and they displayed this tone-deafness repeatedly in the full view of ASF's supposed audience of dedicated scientophiles as gathered up by a narrowly technocratic editor.

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