Philologist

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. One who is versed in philology. Also philologer, philologian, philologue.
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  • noun. One versed in philology.
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  • noun. A person who engages in philology (historical linguistics), especially as a profession; a collector of words and their etymologies.
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  • noun. a humanist specializing in classical scholarship
    • Word Usage
    "He may have used the word philologist somewhat loosely on occasion."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    humanist  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    Furnivall  Humboldt  Murray  Rask  Skeat  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    anatomist  anthropologist  anthropologists  antiquary  archaeologists  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    academician  bookman  classicist  clerk  colossus of knowledge  
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