Anglophobe

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An·glo·phobe / ˈanggləˌfōb/ • n. a person who greatly hates or fears England or Britain.• adj. greatly hating or fearing England or Britain.DERIVATIVES: An·glo·pho·bi·a / ˌanggləˈfōbēə/ n.

ANGLOPHOBE

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ANGLOPHOBE.
1. Also Anglophobic. Fearing or hating England and the English and/or the English language: Anglophobe reaction.

2. Someone with such an attitude: an inveterate Anglophobe. The term may or may not include Britain as a whole, and non-English Britons may experience Anglophobia.