# xenophobe

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈzɛ.nə.foʊb/

## Definitions
1. One who hates or fears strangers or foreigners.
2. One who hates or fears extraterrestial life.

## Etymology
From xeno- + -phobe. From Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos, “foreign, strange”), + Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos, “fear”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/xenophobe