Complete Definition of "claustrophile"

English
Noun
en-noun

  1. A person who has the condition of claustrophilia, a love of closed-in spaces.

Derived terms
claustrophilia

Antonyms
claustrophobe

Quotations
2000: Since I am a claustrophile, I actually feel more secure in small cluttered spaces, I preferred to guide both ships from the Windsinger. �Nicola Cuti, Spin a Web of Death 1
2002: The question is disputable to what extent Xu Ruhua, the claustrophile who finally confines herself in a cagelike room, can be identified with Can Xue the author. �Xiaobin Yang, The Chinese Postmodern 2
2003: Many of the racquetball courts were new�because the game was new�and had attractive glass back walls in the middle of a health club, not dingy courts in the basement of a club that only a claustrophile would enjoy. �James Zug, Squash 3

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