wordnik
English edit
Etymology edit
From blend of word + beatnik.
From the Slavic suffix, as seen on Russian: -ник (-nik). This suffix experienced a surge in English coinages for nicknames and diminutives after the 1957 Russian launch of the Sputnik spacecraft.
Noun edit
wordnik (plural wordniks)
- A person who is highly interested in using and knowing the meanings of new words.
References edit
- “wordnik”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.