neologist
|ne-o-lo-gist|
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/niːˈɑːlədʒɪst/
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/niːˈɒlədʒɪst/
maker or user of new words
Etymology
'neologist' originates from Greek via New Latin and modern English: from Greek 'neos' meaning 'new' and 'logos' meaning 'word' or 'speech', forming 'neologism' (New Latin/modern English) plus the English agent suffix '-ist'.
'neologist' changed from New Latin/French forms such as 'neologismus' and French 'néologisme' into English 'neologism', and the agent noun was formed in English by adding the suffix '-ist' to produce 'neologist'.
Initially it referred simply to 'one concerned with new words' (a user or creator of neologisms); over time the sense has remained similar but can carry either neutral/technical or sometimes mildly critical/pejorative connotations (someone who invents unnecessary or fanciful words).
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a person who coins or creates new words (a coiner of neologisms).
The neologist introduced several new terms to describe emerging technologies.
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Noun 2
someone who uses, popularizes, or advocates new words or expressions (may also refer to a scholar who studies neologisms).
As a noted neologist, he documented the spread of many recent slang terms.
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Last updated: 2025/11/08 18:25