triskaidekaphobe

English

Etymology

From triskaideka- (“thirteen”) +‎ -phobe.

Noun

triskaidekaphobe (plural triskaidekaphobes)

  1. (rare) Someone who suffers from triskaidekaphobia.
    • 2014, Adithep Narula, “Unlucky 13 and Human Nature”, in University of California, Santa Barbara‎[1], pages 9-10:
      After reading through Lachenmeyer’s 13: The Story of the World's Most Popular Superstition, I discovered that very few triskaidekaphobes today connect unlucky 13 to the Last Supper, even though this is thought to be the major historical basis for the superstition (Lachenmeyer 132). […] Lachenmeyer gives an example of a typical triskaidekaphobe, a 40-year-old man from Wisconsin who has paranoia regarding Friday the 13th.
    • 2017 October 12, Albert Garcia, “What is the word for fear of the number 13? Triskaidekaphobia”, in Calliope Magazine‎[2], page 3:
      For example, triskaidekaphobes like to point out the fate of the 1970 Apollo 13 lunar mission, blaming its near-disastrous outcome on its number and the time it launched, 13:13 CST.
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