Home › Words › G › germophobegermophobegermophobe · noun — one who suffers from germophobia.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom germ + -o- + -phobe.nounOne who suffers from germophobia.e.g.“It features a pop-out hook so germophobes can avoid touching A.T.M. keypads, door handles and other public surfaces where undesirable microbes may lurk.” — 2008 March 6, Barnaby J. Feder, “New Device for Germophobes Runs Into Old Law”, in New York Times:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.germophobic 79% match — Morbidly afraid of germs. vs germophobe →gerontophobe 70% match — One who has gerontophobia. vs germophobe →nosophobe 69% match — Someone who suffers from nosophobia. vs germophobe →bacteriophobe 69% match — A person afflicted with bacteriophobia. vs germophobe →gamophobe 66% match — One who has gamophobia. vs germophobe →emetophobe 66% match — One who fears vomit or regurgitation; one suffering from emetophobia. vs germophobe →gingerphobe 65% match — Someone suffering from gingerphobia. vs germophobe →claustrophobe 65% match — One who suffers from claustrophobia. vs germophobe →