PUSSOPHILIST

PRONUNCIATION: (puh-SOF-uh-list)

MEANING: noun: A cat lover.

ETYMOLOGY: From puss (cat), of uncertain origin, perhaps imitative of calls to attract cats + Greek -philist (lover). Earliest documented use: 1891.
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OPUSSOPHILIST - a Berke-Breathed-penguin lover

PASSOPHILIST - the coach just loves a top-notch quarterback

FUSSOPHILIST - exemplified by Lucy van Pelt