musicophile

English

Etymology

music +‎ -o- +‎ -phile

Noun

musicophile (plural musicophiles)

1. One who loves music.
   • 2015 August 27, “Layman versus Professional Musician: Who Makes the Better Judge?”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     For instance, the methods used to examine the evaluation of pitch accuracy as a technical component of singing could easily be adapted to examine more general aspects, such as music preferences among musicophiles and non-musicophiles and would thus contribute to a better understanding of music perception and appreciation.

Synonyms

• melomaniac