etymologist
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John Kelly, an etymologist and senior research editor at Dictionary.com, wrote in a 2017 post on his etymology website, Mashed Radish.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 18, 2019
As it happens, far from a crusty don, Forsyth isn’t much over 40, according to his bio, and is best known in Britain as a witty etymologist.
From New York Times ● May 30, 2018
Others, such as etymologist and author Michael Quinion, have found references dating back to 1903.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2015
It’s often impossible to definitively determine a phrase’s linguistic birthplace, but based on the digging of etymologist Barry Popik, the phrase seems to have originated in the graffiti community of Oakland, California.
From Slate
But the old-fashioned etymologist will not be denied his little story.
From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Ernest Weekley
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