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etymologist
noun[ C ]
uk /ˌet.ɪˈmɒl.ə.dʒɪst/ us /ˌet̬.ɪˈmɑː.lə.dʒɪst/
a person who studies the origin and history of words: 词源学家
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。
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etymology
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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