Is the word "melophile" commonly used?

[alpacinou]

Is the word "melophile" commonly used?

If not, is there a common word for a person who loves music?

 

[5jj]

I have never encountered it. It's not listed in many dictionaries.

 

[alpacinou]

Is there another word for a person who loves music?

 

[5jj]

What's wrong with music-lover?

 

[Yankee]

I would have rushed to my dictionary if someone had called me that.

 

[SoothingDave]

I mean, I like melons as much as the next guy, but...

 

[Rover_KE]

Where did you encounter 'melophile', alpacinou?

 

[Skrej]

Someone who is concerned about high fidelity audio reproduction is an audiophile, but that's more about the technical aspects of sound engineering than strictly music itself.

 

[alpacinou]

Where did you encounter 'melophile', alpacinou?

I searched for a word which meant music lover and found "melophile" here:

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/melophile

 

[Rover_KE]

I would have rushed to my dictionary if someone had called me that.

You'd have been lucky to find it—only two dictionaries here list it.

 

[Tdol]

I love music and have a vast collection, collected over decades, but I didn't know until today that I was a melophile.