Etymologist

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Etymologist \Et`y*mol"o*gist\ ([e^]t`[i^]*m[o^]l"[-o]*j[i^]st),
     n. [Cf. F. ['e]tymologiste.]
     One who investigates the derivation of words.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  etymologist
       n : a lexicographer who specializes in etymology