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philologist

/fɪˈlɒlədʒɪst/

/fɪˈlɑlədʒɪst/

philologistnoun

philologists

/fɪˈlɒlədʒɪst/

/fɪˈlɑlədʒɪst/

Translations

The philologist studied ancient manuscripts to understand the evolution of language.

Филолог изучал древние рукописи, чтобы понять эволюцию языка.

Definitions

A person who studies language in written historical sources; a linguist who specializes in the historical and comparative aspects of languages.

The philologist spent years analyzing ancient manuscripts to understand the evolution of the language.

A person who loves or has a fondness for learning and literature; a scholar, especially in earlier usage.

In Enlightenment salons, a philologist was often simply an erudite lover of letters.

Synonyms

language scholar

language expert

philologistadjective

/fɪˈlɒlədʒɪst/

/fəˈlɑːlədʒɪst/

Used attributively before nouns to denote relation to philologists or philology (rare).

Definitions

Relating to philologists or to philology; characteristic of the scholarly study of language and texts (attributive, rare).

The department hosted a philologist conference on ancient scripts.