philhellene(n = noun.person) graecophile, philhellenist - an admirer of Greece and everything Greek;
is a kind of admirer, booster, champion, friend, protagonist, supporter
Derived forms adjective philhellene₁, adjective philhellenic₁

   philhellene(a = adj.pert) graecophile, graecophilic, philhellenic - characterized by a love of Greece and Grecian things; "the Philhellenic Society"
Derived form noun philhellene₁

   A friend of Greece, or of the Greeks; a philhellenist. Emerson. [1913 Webster]

philhellene, n. (often attrib.)
1 a lover of Greece and Greek culture.
2 hist. a supporter of the cause of Greek independence.

Derivative:
philhellenic adj. philhellenism n. philhellenist n.

Etymology:
Gk philellen (as PHIL-, HELLENE)