etymologist
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Noun
etymologist (plural etymologists)
- A lexicographer or linguist who specializes in etymology (the origins of words)
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person who specializes in etymology
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Etymology
Perhaps borrowed from French étymologiste. Equivalent to etymologie + -ist.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌeː.ti.moː.loːˈɣɪst/
- Hyphenation: ety‧mo‧lo‧gist
- Rhymes: -ɪst
Noun
etymologist m (plural etymologisten)
- (dated, rare) etymologist [early 18th–mid-20th c.]
- Synonym: etymoloog
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