Anglomaniac

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A person with an excessive admiration for England, its customs, language and way of life, often adopting them enthusiastically
2. Someone who is strongly devoted to English people, traditions and manners, and who favors them over those of other nations
3. A individual obsessed with things English, frequently copying British habits, tastes and speech in preference to their own culture

Etymology: Anglomaniac is built from "Anglo-", the combining form for England or the English, and "-maniac", the suffix meaning someone affected by an obsessive enthusiasm, taken from the same "mania" that gives us "maniac" itself. Put together, the word describes someone with an excessive, almost compulsive fondness for all things English, a sense that the "-maniac" ending makes plainly comic or disapproving. The pattern is the point here. English speakers have long coined "-maniac" words for fanatical devotees, and "Anglo-" was a ready-made first element for any nationality being admired or mocked. The result is a transparent compound: nothing in its history is hidden, and its meaning can be read straight from its two parts, which is why it has remained a handy label for an outsider who adores English manners, literature or customs more than the English themselves might.

Synonyms: Anglophile

Antonyms: Anglophobe