demophilen.

Brit.

/ˈdɛməfʌɪl/, U.S.

/ˈdɛməˌfaɪl/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek δῆμος , -phile comb. form.

Etymology: < ancient Greek δῆμος people (see demos n.) + -phile comb. form. Compare earlier demophilism n.

Now rare.

A person who is friendly or well-disposed towards ordinary people, esp. the mass of ordinary people collectively; a person who advocates or supports the advancement of the interests or rights of the masses.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > the common people > [noun] > friendship for > one who courts or is friendly to

plebicolist1656

demophile1884

1884 H. Hunter & W. Whyte My Ducats III. xxvii. 195 A man may be a democrat without being a demophile.

1937 N. Amer. Rev. 243 266 From this hard fact, Utopians, demophiles and romantic lovers of mankind struggle in vain to get away.

1967 J. Lukacs Postscript in Historical Consciousness (1968) 321 Many modern scholars have failed to see that Tocqueville was a demophile as much as he was a demophobe.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	demophile
释义	demophilen. Brit. /ˈdɛməfʌɪl/, U.S. /ˈdɛməˌfaɪl/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek δῆμος , -phile comb. form. Etymology: < ancient Greek δῆμος people (see demos n.) + -phile comb. form. Compare earlier demophilism n. Now rare. A person who is friendly or well-disposed towards ordinary people, esp. the mass of ordinary people collectively; a person who advocates or supports the advancement of the interests or rights of the masses. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > the common people > [noun] > friendship for > one who courts or is friendly to plebicolist1656 demophile1884 1884 H. Hunter & W. Whyte My Ducats III. xxvii. 195 A man may be a democrat without being a demophile. 1937 N. Amer. Rev. 243 266 From this hard fact, Utopians, demophiles and romantic lovers of mankind struggle in vain to get away. 1967 J. Lukacs Postscript in Historical Consciousness (1968) 321 Many modern scholars have failed to see that Tocqueville was a demophile as much as he was a demophobe. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1884
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