a person who is attracted to foreign peoples, cultures, or customs
Word origin
[1945–50; xeno- + -phile]This word is first recorded in the period 1945–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: fail-safe, regression analysis, shootout, synchronized swimming, taxi squadxeno- is a combining form meaning “alien,” “strange,” “guest,” used in the formation ofcompound words. Other words that use the affix xeno- include: xenocurrency, xenodiagnosis, xenograft, xenomorphic, xenophobia; -phile is a combining form meaning “lover of,” “enthusiast for” that specified by the initialelement. Other words that use the affix -phile include: Anglophile, bibliophile, demophile