etymologist
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词源学家
a person who studies the origin and history of words
He was known as an etymologist as well as for his poetry. 他以作为一名词源学家和诗人而闻名。
The task of our etymologist is to determine the earliest recorded occurrence of a word. 我们的词源学家的任务是确定一个单词最早出现的记录。
See: etymology
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- He was the chief etymologist for the dictionary.
- The organization includes linguists, lexicographers, etymologists, grammarians, and others.
- An etymologist can answer questions of word origin and also of why a word has certain spellings and usages.
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