conlanger

American  

[kon-lang-er] / ˈkɒnˌlæŋ ər /

noun

1. a person who creates a conlang, or artificially constructed language.

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Etymology

Origin of conlanger

First recorded in 2000–05; conlang ( def. ) + -er ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

He referred to conlanging as his “secret vice,” and conlanger David Adger agrees that there is something “curiously satisfying, and almost addictive” about it.

From Slate • Oct. 30, 2019

Jessie Sams, an associate linguistics professor at Stephen F. Austin State University and a conlanger, started lobbying to teach a course in the subject in 2011 — just as “Game of Thrones” began.

From Washington Post • May 16, 2019

Had I never met another conlanger, I imagine I would’ve kept right on with that language and never created another.

From Salon • Oct. 17, 2015