logophilesomeone who loves words
What the word
someone who loves words
logophile (word lover)
lexophile (rare)
verbivore (humorous)
philologist (academic)
wordsmith (craftsman)
Synonym
logophile
person
word lover (neutral) word nerd (informal) word buff (informal) wordsmith (often skilled)
linguist
linguist (broader) philologist (formal, historical) lexicographer (specialist) etymologist (specialist) semanticist (specialist)
student
language enthusiast (neutral) literary enthusiast (literary) reader (broad) scholar (formal) bookworm (informal)
collective
logophiles (plural) literati (learned) intelligentsia (broader)
opposite
logophobe (rare) anti-intellectual (broad)
Thesaurus
logophile
kinds of logophile
bibliophile (books) lexicographer etymologist glossophile (rare) word nerd (informal) polyglot (languages) cryptologist (word puzzles)
words someone loves
sesquipedalian (long words) neologism archaism hapax legomenon (unique occurrence) etymology synonym antonym homonym palindrome anagram
things a logophile does
read browse collect underline annotate quote recite savor jot
tools and places
dictionary thesaurus lexicon glossary wordbook library lexicon (collection) concordance Scrabble (game)
word phenomena
pun wordplay malapropism spoonerism portmanteau onomatopoeia idiom slang
related leanings
linguist (scholar) philologist (historical) grammarian rhetorician polyglot logomania (excess) verbivore (informal)
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