linguiphile

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.

A: Did you know Bob speaks 5 languages?
B: I don't doubt it. That guy is a linguiphile.

by NachoBiz February 9, 2013

Linguiphile

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.

"Man. I just LOVE words. I'm a linguiphile."
"If you REALLY loved words, you'd know the word is "logophile", you fucking tool."

by SidWreck January 5, 2010

linguiphile

someone who collects, or has a great love of words and how words go together.

Lingui - from linguistic
- phile from bibliophile

"I have subscribed to Urban Dictionary because I am a linguiphile."

by annette gagliardi January 4, 2008

Linguaphile

–noun a language and word lover.

Jordan’s exorbitant use of sophisticated vocabulary is not result of an ostentatious personality; rather, he is a linguaphile.

by G1n4 May 2, 2009

linguophile

1. One who loves language so much, that it becomes an irritation to all those in contact with said person.
2. One who majors in linguistics at a pretentious liberal arts college.
3. One who wants to give an Abraham Lincoln to a phoneme or morpheme.

1. "Mark is such a linguophile; he bothers the shit out of everyone when he blathers on about voiced interdental fricatives."
2. "God, I think Mark the linguophile is a ling major at Swarthmore college.".
3. "Ew, did you hear? Mark gave an Abraham Lincoln to the morpheme -able."

by jrobins January 2, 2009