arctophile

[ ahrk-tuh-fahyl ]

noun
  1. a person who is very fond of and is usually a collector of teddy bears.

Origin of arctophile

1
First recorded in 1970–75; from Greek arkto-, combining form of árktos “bear” + -phile

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British Dictionary definitions for arctophile

arctophile

/ (ˈɑːktəʊˌfaɪl) /


noun
  1. a person who collects teddy bears or is fond of them

Origin of arctophile

1
C20: from Greek arktos bear + -phile

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