Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One who appreciates and enjoys words.
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- noun one who
loves words ; a wordbuff
Etymologies
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Examples
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All are agreed that he was both a logophile and a bibliophile as attested to by his love of etymology and neologistic wordplay, and the over 10,000 books in his personal library.
Excerpt from Calembouria (in collaboration with Anthony Metivier) 2010
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There probably isn't a better gift for a logophile or linguist than witticisms and wordplay - the clever kind or the chocolate version of such.
Archive 2008-02-01 tanita davis 2008
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There probably isn't a better gift for a logophile or linguist than witticisms and wordplay - the clever kind or the chocolate version of such.
The WritingYA Weblog: Poetry Friday: Love...Word tanita davis 2008
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Now, as a logophile/word nerd of the highest order, I don't like to see any word, even offensive or derogatory ones, banned.
Archive 2006-04-01 2006
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Now, as a logophile/word nerd of the highest order, I don't like to see any word, even offensive or derogatory ones, banned.
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How serendipitous is that, since I am both a blogophile and a logophile?
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How serendipitous is that, since I am both a blogophile and a logophile?
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As a logophile, I also appreciate Shakespeare as a wordsmith.
Archive 2005-04-01 2005
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Definition logophile (noun): one who loves words; a word buff
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I am a logophile, but I had to look up several of those, some just to confirm, but a couple I had never seen before!
The Pioneer Woman - Full RSS Feed Ree 2010
ecbrenner commented on the word logophile
"A lover of words." --Random House Dictionary
In other words, a Wordie!
March 15, 2009
albertdunger commented on the word logophile
logophile - collector of words
June 4, 2009
sobriquet commented on the word logophile
So soporiferous. Assuredly there is a more euphonious epithet for our exemplary assemblage.
August 14, 2009
Telofy commented on the word logophile
For me the word of choice is commonly verbivore.
April 25, 2010