philologist
Plural: philologists
Noun
- a humanist specializing in classical scholarship
- A person who engages in philology (historical linguistics), especially as a profession; a collector of words and their etymologies.
- A person devoted to general learning and literature.
- A person devoted to classical scholarship.
Origin / Etymology
From philology + -ist.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 17
philologist: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordphilologist: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
philologist: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 20
philologist: valid Words With Friends Word