philobatn.
/ˈfɪləbat/, U.S. /ˈfɪləˌbæt/ Psychoanalysis.
A person or personality type characterized by enjoyment of the challenge of coping alone with dangerous and uncertain situations. Opposed to ocnophil.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > courage > daring > [noun] > one who is daring
venturous1583
hardydardy1593
darer1614
audacity1658
adventurist1815
philobat1955
1955 M. Balint in Internat. Jrnl. Psycho-anal. 36 227/1 Greek scholars among my readers will know that ‘acrobat’ means literally ‘one who walks on his toes’, i.e. away from the safe earth. Taking this word as my model I shall use ‘philobat’ to describe one who enjoys such thrills.
1979 Jrnl. Psychohist. 6 468 A philobat, under the impression of the strange, new land, could turn oknophil and advise relatives to stay where they are.
1987 J. Klein Our Need for Others xviii. 352 Philobat..types..turn more strongly to their own powers to care for themselves.
1996 Geografiska Annaler B. 78 102/1 Philobats are people who avoid attaching themselves to persons or places because they strive primarily for adventure or change.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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