word-lover

English

Alternative forms

• word lover, wordlover

Etymology

From word +‎ lover.

Noun

word-lover (plural word-lovers)

1. Someone who is fond of or devoted to the knowledge, study, and history of words; synonym of logophile.
   • 2007, Helene Cixous, Insister of Jacques Derrida:

     So the first watch word I will leave you with would be to listen for this word-lover and perhaps as well, to ask yourselves as you listen and watch: how can a film film words, the love of words, or the experience of falling in love with a word?

   • 2012, Jane Teresa Anderson, Dream Alchemy: The Ultimate Guide to Interpreting Your Dreams:

     Perfect for word-lovers and writers and for getting creativity flowing.

   • 2012, Mark Forsyth, Mark Forsyth's Gemel Edition:

     A frightened word-lover might start to wish that the stuff had never been invented at all. It is, after all, possible to run a society without any money.

See also

• lexicographer
• lexicologist
• philologist
• wordlore

 

Anagrams

• overworld