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Webster 1913 Edition

Etymologist

Etˊy-mol′o-gist

(ĕtˊĭ-mŏl′ō̍-jĭst)
,
Noun.
[Cf. F.
étymologiste
.]
One who investigates the derivation of words.

Webster 1828 Edition

Etymologist

ETYMOL'OGIST

,
Noun.
One versed in etymology or the deduction of words from their originals; one who searches into the original of words.

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