aerophile

See also: aérophile

English

Etymology

From aero- +‎ -phile.

Noun

aerophile (plural aerophiles)

1. (biology) Any air-breathing organism.
2. One who has an interest in flying.
   • 2012, Craig S. Harwood, Gary B. Fogel, Quest for Flight, page 68:

     Through Chanute, the Wrights gained immediate access to Chanute's own experimentation with gliders, his prolific correspondence with like-minded aerophiles […]

Derived terms

• microaerophile