chrysophile
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]chrysophile (plural chrysophiles)
- A person who loves gold.
- 1969, Wilhelm Röpke, Against the Tide, page 232:
- All the experts, or would-be experts, in currency matters can be divided into two main groups, those to whom gold is a thorn in their flesh […] and those who have a predilection for gold and who shall be baptized chrysophiles.