English Explanatory Dictionary

neologist

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who coins a new word or new words.
  2. An adherent of neology.

Word forms

neologist neologists

Etymology

Back-formation from neologism, equivalent to Ancient Greek νέος (néos, “new”) + λόγος (lógos, “word”) + -ist. Compare French néologiste.

Synonyms

neologist neologizer protologist coiner minter mintmaster wordmaker
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