philologist

🇺🇸 /fəˈlɑːlədʒɪst/ 🇬🇧 /fəˈlɒlədʒɪst/
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A person who studies the historical development of languages and the way they are used.

As a philologist, she analyzed the ancient texts to understand the evolution of the language.

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n. A person who studies the historical development of languages and the way they are used.

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Plural philologists