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neologizer

neologizer noun: someone who neologizes; a coiner of new words.

Noun

neologizer (plural neologizers)

  1. Someone who neologizes; a coiner of new words.
    • The most verbally innovative of our authors and our all-time champion neologizer, Shakespeare made up more than 8.5 percent of his written vocabulary.1999, Richard Lederer, The Miracle of Language, page 87
    • For most words, the neologizer (or neologizers -- new words, like teenage trends or the calculus, are likely to pop up at the same time in very different places) is anonymous, although there are some exceptions.2002 August 25, Erin McKean, “THE WAY WE LIVE NOW: 8-25-02: ON LANGUAGE; Neologist”, in The New York Times
    Synonyms:
    neologist

Synonyms of neologizer

Forms of neologizer

pluralneologizers
alternative formneologiser

Origin of neologizer

From neologize + -er.

Questions about neologizer

What does neologizer mean?
Neologizer means someone who neologizes; a coiner of new words.
What part of speech is neologizer?
Neologizer is a noun.
What is the plural of neologizer?
The plural of neologizer is neologizers.

Words near neologizer in the dictionary

  1. neologists
  2. neologization
  3. neologizations
  4. neologize
  5. neologized
  6. neologizer
  7. neologizers
  8. neologizes
  9. neologizing
  10. neologs
  11. neology

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