philologist

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Angel Castaño, a philologist who lives near the artificial lake and serves as the president of a local cultural association, likens the megalith to a gigantic eye gazing into prehistoric Spain.

From New York Times • Sep. 9, 2022

In 1883 the renowned German Indologist and philologist, Eugen Julius Theodor Hultzsch copied and translated the inscription into English, dating the text to the year C.E.

From Scientific American • Jul. 28, 2022

Its chief editor, according to her LinkedIn page, is Ukraine-based philologist Ksenia Badziun, who says she graduated from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 6, 2022

Coined by philologist Walter William Skeat in 1886, ghost words are often the result of misreadings and typographical errors.

From Salon • Oct. 4, 2021

Syme was a philologist, a specialist in Newspeak.

From "1984" by George Orwell