hydrophobe

Meanings

1. A hydrophobic compound or material.
2. Someone who is affected by hydrophobia (a fear or aversion to water).

Etymology

Borrowed from French hydrophobe, from Latin hydrophobus, from Ancient Greek ὑδροφόβος (hudrophóbos), from ὑδρο- (hudro-, “water”) + φόβος (phóbos, “fear, dread”).