etymologist
IPA: ɛtʌmˈɑɫʌdʒʌst
noun
- A lexicographer or linguist who specializes in etymology (the origins of words)
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Examples of "etymologist" in Sentences
- My apologies to the grief stricken etymologist.
- But then, she was neither a musician nor an etymologist.
- Smitherman is not and does not claim to be an etymologist.
- Neither of them will have a court judge or an etymologist next to them.
- My knowledge of Arabic doesn't make me anything close to an etymologist.
- Michael Quinion, the webmaster for world wide words is a respected etymologist.
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