a person who has a great interest in high-fidelity sound reproduction
audiophile in American English
(ˈɔdioʊˌfaɪl; ˈɔdiəˌfaɪl)
noun
a devotee of high-fidelity sound reproduction, as from recordings
audiophile in American English
(ˈɔdiəˌfail)
noun
a person who is especially interested in high-fidelity sound reproduction
Word origin
[1950–55; audio- + -phile]This word is first recorded in the period 1950–55. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: action painting, bleep, point spread, speech recognition, wiretap-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