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neologist

neologist noun: one who coins a new word or new words.

Noun

neologist (plural neologists)

  1. One who coins a new word or new words.
    • Although English has no committee or academy or board that reviews new words for suitability, there are a few loose guidelines that will help you become a successful neologist.2002 August 25, Erin McKean, “THE WAY WE LIVE NOW: 8-25-02: ON LANGUAGE; Neologist”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 23 Mar 2021
  2. (historical) An adherent of neology.

neologist meaning in Kannada

neologist in Kannada

ನವಪದ ಪ್ರಯೋಗಿಸುವವನು, ಶಬ್ದಬ್ರಹ್ಮ, ಪದಬ್ರಹ್ಮ, ನವೀನ ಸಿದ್ಧಾಂತಿ

Synonyms of neologist

All synonyms of neologist

Forms of neologist

pluralneologists

Origin of neologist

Back-formation from neologism, equivalent to Ancient Greek νέος (néos, “new”) + λόγος (lógos, “word”) + -ist. Compare French néologiste.

Questions about neologist

What does neologist mean?
Neologist means one who coins a new word or new words.
What is neologist in Kannada?
Neologist in Kannada is ನವಪದ ಪ್ರಯೋಗಿಸುವವನು, ಶಬ್ದಬ್ರಹ್ಮ, ಪದಬ್ರಹ್ಮ. See Neologist meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is neologist?
Neologist is a noun.
What is the plural of neologist?
The plural of neologist is neologists.

Words near neologist in the dictionary

  1. neologisers
  2. neologises
  3. neologising
  4. neologism
  5. neologisms
  6. neologist
  7. neologistic
  8. neologistical
  9. neologistically
  10. neologists
  11. neologization

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Adapted from Wiktionary: neologist (page history and authors); neologist (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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