An etymologist is a person who studies etymology.
Etymology is an account of the history of a particular word or element of a word.
Through old texts and comparisons with other languages, etymologists try to reconstruct the history of words — when they entered a language, from what source, and how their form and meaning changed.
An Etymologist is different then a philologist, one who studies linguistics and etymology.
Beware, those who are nescient often misuse and mispronounce'entymology' which is actually the study of insects!
(et-uh-mol-uh-jist)
Etymology is an account of the history of a particular word or element of a word.
Through old texts and comparisons with other languages, etymologists try to reconstruct the history of words — when they entered a language, from what source, and how their form and meaning changed.
An Etymologist is different then a philologist, one who studies linguistics and etymology.
Beware, those who are nescient often misuse and mispronounce'entymology' which is actually the study of insects!
(et-uh-mol-uh-jist)
If you want to learn the origin of the word nescient, then you should consult an etymologist!
Denise: If we had resources available to us, we could hire an etymologist to do our homework!
Kenny: Let's just log onto youtube and watch HotForWords...
Denise: Isn't she a philologist?
Denise: If we had resources available to us, we could hire an etymologist to do our homework!
Kenny: Let's just log onto youtube and watch HotForWords...
Denise: Isn't she a philologist?
by g-diggity April 19, 2008
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Terms some etymological terrorists have used in the past:
Isolationist to refer to non-interventionism
Classical libertarian to refer to communism
and more.
Terms some etymological terrorists have used in the past:
Isolationist to refer to non-interventionism
Classical libertarian to refer to communism
and more.
Bill Kristol is being an etymological terrorist when he calls people who don't want to always be involved in a war "isolationists" when in fact isolationism is what North Korea has and non-interventionism is what Switzerland has.
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a zoologist who studies insects;the scientific study of insects
also, entomology - the act of studying insects
also, entomology - the act of studying insects
by SydneyS June 24, 2006
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- coined by M2 Communications Design
by Slumdog January 18, 2009
Get the netymologist mug.A branch of knowledge dealing with human ethos and with its formation and evolution
the scientific and objective study of animal behavior especially under natural conditions
one who studies the habits of his less cerebral peers
the scientific and objective study of animal behavior especially under natural conditions
one who studies the habits of his less cerebral peers
one who sips espressos with a large book on the table and remarks on the curiosity of the urban distinctions in that particular locale that looks like an Ethologist over there ignore him
a stuck up middle class undergraduate student who's aim is to dissect the bourgeousie lingual dialects at his school
any of a variety of Atheist supremacists Ethologist Atheists
a stuck up middle class undergraduate student who's aim is to dissect the bourgeousie lingual dialects at his school
any of a variety of Atheist supremacists Ethologist Atheists
by greekmangeek February 12, 2010
Get the Ethologist mug.someone who studies emo's and their ways like sandra sands who wrote an article in the guardian which was completely slated in kerrang magasine (september 06)
by The-Emologist October 15, 2006
Get the emologist mug.One who is dedicated to studying the bizarre animals that resemble humans, known as "emos".
These animals cut themselves for what seems like no reason but emologists are dedicated to finding out what the fuck is wrong with their heads that they would do such a thing. All of these strange creatures do not cut themselves but they do indulge themselves in a horrendous music genre that is named after their race; emo. It flat out sucks.
These animals cut themselves for what seems like no reason but emologists are dedicated to finding out what the fuck is wrong with their heads that they would do such a thing. All of these strange creatures do not cut themselves but they do indulge themselves in a horrendous music genre that is named after their race; emo. It flat out sucks.
Metalhead: Bryant and Mike are emologists. Once, bryant spit on a dying emo kid.
Metalhead2: Wow, i wanna be just like them, and grow up to be an emologist.
Metalhead2: Wow, i wanna be just like them, and grow up to be an emologist.
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