Added 9 October 2026 philologist noun Categories: PeopleRare Words noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about philologist at Wordnik → Where our words come from → A humanist specializing in classical scholarship. Related Words: philologuephilologianphil.filologyglottologistsyphilologistphilographerword-loveretymologistgeophilosopherlogologistfilicologist Back to today's word