Anglophile

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A person who greatly admires or has a strong affinity for England, its people, culture, and customs
2. An individual with a strong fondness for England, its traditions, and cultural aspects
3. Someone who deeply appreciates English heritage, lifestyle, and social customs

Etymology: Anglophile is a plain compound: "Anglo-", from Latin "Anglus" and the English-speaking world, joined to "-phile", from Greek "philos" meaning "loving" or "fond of." Put together, the parts describe someone who is fond of England or English things. The pattern is the same as "Francophile" and "Germanophile," which were built on the same model. The word may have been shaped partly by French, where "anglophile" was already in use, so English likely borrowed the form and the sense together rather than building it from scratch. Its use in English is well attested, and the OED records it as both a noun and an adjective, which is why the term can describe a person or qualify a thing, such as an anglophile museum or an anglophile taste in tea.

Synonyms: Britophile