chrysophilist

noun

chry·​soph·​i·​list

krə̇ˈsäfələ̇st

variants or chrysophilite

-əˌlīt

plural -s

: a lover of gold

Word History

Etymology

Late Greek chrysophilos gold-loving (from Greek chrys- + -philos -phile) + English -ist or -ite

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