autophile

Etymology

From auto- + -phile.

autophile means an automobile enthusiast. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

noun

An automobile enthusiast.“The autophiles hang around a big, fluorescent-lighted garage with cars on cinder blocks, ostensibly in competition for a job, and they talk to the camera in between sessions at the sander or other machines.”