linguaphile

American  

[ling-gwuh-fahyl] / ˈlɪŋ gwəˌfaɪl /

noun

1. a language and word lover.

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Usage

What does linguaphile mean? A linguaphile is a person who loves language and words.All linguaphiles love language, but individual linguaphiles can be interested in many different things, such as learning to speak several different languages or simply nerding out about words in general.Example: The editors at Dictionary.com are all hardcore linguaphiles.

Etymology

Origin of linguaphile

First recorded in 1950–55; from Latin lingua “tongue, language” + -phile ( def. )