Definition of "etymologist" [et•y•mol•o•gist]

• A specialist in etymology. (noun)

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• "Google agrees, an etymologist is an expert in language, which is kind of ironic."
• "Interesting also, that Ehrlich was not an economist, agronomist or even demographer but rather an etymologist, an expert in insect biology."
• "I would have solved the problem by demonstrating that the use of the term “etymologist” was intentional, as follows:"