philologist

Noun

Meaning

One versed in philology.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

philologue philologer philologian doctor academician polyglot language clerk savant scholar philosopher genius humanist linguist pundit
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Antonyms

jackass reader dumb idiot moron goof
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Hypernyms

humanist

Related terms

logophile

Examples

A person who pursues this kind of study is known as a philologist. Source: Internet

Danish philologist Rasmus Christian Rask described what he vaguely called "Scythian" languages in 1834, which included Finno-Ugric, Turkic, Samoyedic, Eskimo, Caucasian, Basque and others. Source: Internet

Childe was a philologist turned archaeologist. Source: Internet

He began his career as a classical philologist before turning to philosophy. Source: Internet

He was inspired by the work of Danish philologist Rasmus Rask as a boy, and with the help of Rask's grammars taught himself some Icelandic, Italian, and Spanish. Source: Internet

Humboldt's work as a philologist in Basque has had more extensive impact than his other work. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

philological philologically philologise philologistic philologize philologue