neophiliac

noun

neo·​phil·​i·​ac -ˈfilēˌak 

plural -s

: one who has or expresses neophilia

Word History

Etymology

from neophilia, after such pairs as necrophilia : necrophiliac

First Known Use

1948, in the meaning defined above

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