English Explanatory Dictionary

philologist

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person who engages in philology (historical linguistics), especially as a profession; a collector of words and their etymologies.
  2. A person devoted to general learning and literature.
  3. A person devoted to classical scholarship.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

philologist philologists

Etymology

From philology + -ist.

Synonyms

philologist philologer philologian

Related words

logophile word lover student specialist humanist scholar linguist :Category:en:Humanities Appendix:Roget MICRA thesaurus/Class IV § 492. Scholar
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