glossologist

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Definition of glossologist word

noun glossologist One who defines and explains terms; one versed in glossology. 1

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exclamation

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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linguist — a specialist in linguistics.
wordsmith — an expert in the use of words.
etymologist — A lexicographer or linguist who specializes in etymology (the origins of words).
glossarist — Someone who writes a glossary.
lexicologist — the study of the formation, meaning, and use of words and of idiomatic combinations of words.

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