claustrophobe/ˈklɒs.tɹəˌfəʊb/EtymologyFrom Latin claustrum (“a shut-in place”), from claudō (“to shut, close; to imprison, confine”) + -phobe.claustrophobe means one who suffers from claustrophobia. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.claustrophobe is pronounced /ˈklɒs.tɹəˌfəʊb/.nounOne who suffers from claustrophobia.“She has never considered herself either a claustrophobe or an agoraphobe but, well, this was different. This was both fears together – the fear of wide-open spaces jammed shoulder to shoulder with angry people.”