videophile

English

Etymology

From video- +‎ -phile.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɪd.i.əˌfaɪl/, /ˈvɪd.i.əʊˌfaɪl/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

videophile (plural videophiles)

  1. A connoisseur of video, particularly one who values high-definition and otherwise high-quality video
  2. A fan of video games.
    • Atari advertisement, early 1980s, quoted in 2010, Steven Levy, Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution (page 280)
      We appreciate the response we have received from videophiles of the world who have made our games so popular.

See also

References

  1. ^ “videophile, n. and adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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