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Lexicologist

One versed in lexicology.

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Compiler 76% connected

One who compiles; esp., one who makes books by compilation.

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Linguist 76% connected

A master of the use of language; a talker.

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Etymologist 76% connected

One who investigates the derivation of words.

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Neologist 76% connected

One who introduces new words or new senses of old words into a language.

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Synonymist 76% connected

One who collects or explains synonyms.

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Lexicology 74% connected

The science of the derivation and signification of words; that branch of learning which treats of the signification and application of words.

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Lexicology 74% connected

The science of the derivation and signification of words; that branch of learning which treats of the signification and application of words.

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Lexicographer 92% connected

The author or compiler of a lexicon or dictionary.

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