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conlanger

Syllables: con·lang·er/ˈkɒn.læŋ.ə/US/ˈkɑn.læŋ.ɚ/

conlanger noun: someone who creates constructed languages (conlangs).

Noun

conlanger (plural conlangers)

  1. Someone who creates constructed languages (conlangs).
    • The fact that the Internet has given visible shape to communities of invented language proponents through web sites and chat rooms for enthusiastic conlangers (‘language constructors’) has probably done little to dispel its reputation as a somewhat unusual and, to all intents and purposes...2005, Mari C. Jones, Ishtla Singh, Exploring Language Change, page 154
    • The split was between two groups. The first was composed of people interested in quietly developing and discussing the languages they crafted for science-fictional worlds, what-if-a-language-did-this playfulness, or Tolkienesque fun (the true conlangers).2006, William Allison Shimer, The American Scholar, volume 75, page 99

conlanger meaning in Arabic

conlanger in Arabic

one who creates constructed languages
مُصطنع

Forms of conlanger

pluralconlangers

Origin of conlanger

From conlang + -er.

Questions about conlanger

What does conlanger mean?
Conlanger means someone who creates constructed languages (conlangs).
What is conlanger in Arabic?
Conlanger in Arabic is مُصطنع. See Conlanger meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is conlanger?
Conlanger is a noun.
How do you pronounce conlanger?
Conlanger is pronounced /ˈkɑn.læŋ.ɚ/ (US).
What is the plural of conlanger?
The plural of conlanger is conlangers.

Words near conlanger in the dictionary

  1. Conky Joe
  2. Conky Joes
  3. Conlan
  4. conlang
  5. conlanged
  6. conlanger
  7. conlangers
  8. conlanging
  9. conlangs
  10. conlanguage
  11. conlanguages

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