A person who loves languages or the study of linguistics.
Composed of the prefix "lingui-" referring to linguistics, and the suffix "-phile" meaning to like or love.
Composed of the prefix "lingui-" referring to linguistics, and the suffix "-phile" meaning to like or love.
by NachoBiz February 9, 2013
someone who collects, or has a great love of words and how words go together.
Lingui - from linguistic
- phile from bibliophile
Lingui - from linguistic
- phile from bibliophile
by annette gagliardi December 11, 2007
The incorrect term for someone who loves words.
The lingui- prefix comes from the word linguistic, but there is no basis to make this determination when fusing the word linguistics with the suffix -phile. In any case, the root for linguistics is "Logo", which stands for "words". Therefore, a lover of words would more correctly be called a Logophile.
The lingui- prefix comes from the word linguistic, but there is no basis to make this determination when fusing the word linguistics with the suffix -phile. In any case, the root for linguistics is "Logo", which stands for "words". Therefore, a lover of words would more correctly be called a Logophile.
"Man. I just LOVE words. I'm a linguiphile."
"If you REALLY loved words, you'd know the word is "logophile", you fucking tool."
"If you REALLY loved words, you'd know the word is "logophile", you fucking tool."
by SidWreck January 6, 2010