Definition of PHILOLOGIST

philologist

Meanings

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.

Scrabble Score: 17

philologist is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
philologist is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
philologist is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 20

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