"conlanger" meaning in English

See conlanger in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkɑn.læŋ.ɚ/ [General-American], /ˈkɒn.læŋ.ə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-conlanger.wav Forms: conlangers [plural]
Etymology: From conlang + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|conlang|er|id2=occupation}} conlang + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} conlanger (plural conlangers)
  1. Someone who creates constructed languages (conlangs). Wikipedia link: conlanger Categories (topical): Conlanging, People Coordinate_terms: auxlanger Translations (one who creates constructed languages): keinokielen kehittäjä (Finnish), idéolinguiste (French), conlanger [feminine, masculine] (French), קונלנגר (Hebrew), glossopoeta (Italian), språkforfatter [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), językotwórca [masculine] (Polish)

Inflected forms

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          "text": "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, intangible undertaking.",
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          "sense": "one who creates constructed languages",
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          "sense": "one who creates constructed languages",
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      "sense": "one who creates constructed languages",
      "word": "keinokielen kehittäjä"
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      "sense": "one who creates constructed languages",
      "word": "idéolinguiste"
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      "sense": "one who creates constructed languages",
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      "word": "conlanger"
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      "sense": "one who creates constructed languages",
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      "sense": "one who creates constructed languages",
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      "sense": "one who creates constructed languages",
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "one who creates constructed languages",
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