Home › Words › C › cynophilecynophilecynophile · noun — A person who loves canines; a dog lover.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom cyno- + -phile. Piecewise doublet of canophile.nounA person who loves canines; a dog lover.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.cynophilist 90% match — Synonym of cynophile (“a person who is fond of dogs”). vs cynophile →cynophilia 87% match — A fondness for dogs or other canines. vs cynophile →caninophile 86% match — Someone who loves dogs. vs cynophile →canophilist 86% match — Synonym of cynophile (“a person who is fond of dogs”). vs cynophile →doglover 85% match — Synonym of cynophile (“Someone who loves dogs.”). vs cynophile →canophile 84% match — Synonym of cynophile. vs cynophile →dogophile 82% match — A lover of dogs; a cynophile. vs cynophile →cynologist 78% match — One who studies dogs. vs cynophile →