lexicologist

/ˌlɛksɪˈkɑlədʒɪst/
noun
  1. A person who studies or writes about words and their meanings, especially as a profession.
    • The university hired a famous lexicologist to lead its language research center.
    • As a lexicologist, she spends her days analyzing how people use new slang terms.
    • The lexicologist explained how the word 'nice' has changed meaning over centuries.
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