Hugophile

An admirer of French writer Victor Hugo (1802–1885).

Noun

  1. An admirer of French writer Victor Hugo (1802–1885).
    • But when Wilde did finally get to visit his idol's home (Swinburne, another Hugophile had been a recent visitor) Hugo promptly fell asleep.¹⁶ He was, after all, quite ancient: eighty-one. - 2005, John Stokes, “Peacocks...

Origin

Borrowed from French hugophile, equivalent to Hugo + -phile.

Forms

Hugophiles

Related

Hugolater Hugolatry