philologist

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philologist

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noun philologists

A person who engages in philology (historical linguistics), especially as a profession; a collector of words and their etymologies. Foucault's incisive scrutiny and consistent analysis of antique culture has opened the eyes of many a philosopher, philologist or anthropologist who considered himself an expert on the very texts and issues that Foucault addresses. In the years following the publication of Foucault's works an intens
A person devoted to general learning and literature. Like Johnson, in Herculean might, Bid some philologist arise,— Some Milton, with seraphic flight, Or Newton, pupil of the skies.
A person devoted to classical scholarship. 2015, Van Norden, Bryan, "Wang Yangming", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Fall 2014 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/fall2014/entries/wang-yangming For Zhu Xi's explanation of the phrase “ge wu,” see his commentary on Great Learning... For Wang's interpre

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noun person who engages in philology

Español	filólogo, filóloga
한국어	언어학자 eoneohakja
日本語	言語学者 gengogakusha
中文	語言學家 /语言学家 yǔyánxuéjiā, 語言學者 /语言学者 yǔyánxuézhě
हिन्दी	भाषाविद bhāṣāvid
Português	filólogo, filóloga, filologista
Français	philologue
Deutsch	Philologe, Philologin
Italiano	filologo, filologa
Ελληνικά	φιλόλογος filólogos, φιλολογίνα filologína
Română	filolog, filologă
Русский	фило́лог filólog, языкове́д jazykovéd

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@misc{philologist_2026,
  title = {philologist},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/philologist},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}