philologue

/ˈfɪləlɔɡ/
noun
  1. A person who loves or studies languages and literature; a philologist.
    • The conference brought together philologues from around the world to discuss language evolution.
    • The young philologue spent hours reading ancient Greek texts.
    • As a philologue, she could trace the origins of words across many languages.
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