vocabulist
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The writer or maker of a vocabulary (dictionary or glossary); a lexicographer.
noun
One who cultivates a large or impressive vocabulary.
Example Sentences
- "There is not the least mystery about the meaning of the name of this river, the greenest vocabulist in the Algonquin tongue knows its meaning."
- "Truth […] is easily discerned in the most floreate verbal fabric of the most prodigal vocabulist."
- "Some words remain for me elusive and are probably jokes I’m not getting or neologisms of Wallace’s: contuded, hulpil, egregulous , ascapartic, gumlet. This is a virtuoso vocabulist at work, performing busily, somewhat aggressively demonstrating his skill."
Etymology
From Latin vocābulum (“vocable”) + -ist. In sense 3, probably after Middle French vocabuliste or its etymon New Latin vocābulista (“vocabulary”). With sense 1, compare French vocabuliste with the same meaning.