philhellenist
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- an admirer of Greece and everything GreekSynonyms: philhelleneGraecophile
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Philhellenist \Phil*hel"len*ist\, n. [Philo- + Gr. "E`llhn a Greek: cf. F. philhell[`e]ne.] A friend of Greece; one who supports the cause of the Greeks; particularly, one who supported them in their struggle for independence against the Turks; a philhellene. [1913 Webster]