Slavophile

noun

Slav·​o·​phile ˈslä-və-ˌfī(-ə)l 

ˈsla-

variants or Slavophil

ˈslä-və-ˌfil 

ˈsla-

: an admirer of the Slavs : an advocate of Slavophilism

Examples of Slavophile in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Unlike the early Slavophiles, who opposed despotism, their successors in the second half of the nineteenth century defended it, arguing that any attempts to limit autocracy would weaken or undermine Russia’s place in the world. —Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 22 Aug. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined above