Meaning & use
selenophile
A person who has a deep love or fascination for the moon.
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As a selenophile, she never misses a chance to photograph the full moon.
The observatory's gift shop sells moon phase jewelry aimed at selenophiles.
A note on using this word
Selenophile is a modern coinage, from the Greek 'selene' (moon), and is mainly used informally online rather than in traditional dictionaries.
Words with a similar meaning
moon lover
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