philologist

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Synonyms: phytologist, phonologist, photologist, philozoist, rhinologist, philologian, ophiologist, chirologist, philologic, phycologist, syphilologist

Antonyms: phytologist, phonologist, photologist, philozoist, rhinologist, philologian, ophiologist, chirologist, philologic, phycologist, syphilologist

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Noun

1. A person who engages in [[philology]] (historical linguistics), especially as a profession; a [[collector]] of words and their [[etymology|etymologies]].
2. A person devoted to general learning and literature.<ref name= "isbn0-19-861271-0">Brown, Lesley. ''The New shorter Oxford English dictionary on historical principles'', pub. Clarendon Oxford 1993 isbn0-19-861271-0</ref>
3. A person devoted to classical scholarship.

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