etymologist

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etymologist - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

etymologist - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  etymologist
      n 1: a lexicographer who specializes in etymology