etymologist

Noun

Meaning

One who investigates the derivation of words.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

bailey bookman polyglot linguist philologist bookworm lexicographer grammarian bibliophile lexicologist glossarist definer phonetician phonologist glossographer
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Antonyms

reader fool idiot monoglot unilinguist uniglot
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Hypernyms

lexicographer lexicologist

Related terms

etymological etymology etymon etymologize

Close letter words and terms

etymologicon etymologise etymologism etymologizable etymologization etymologize