"neologist" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: neologists [plural]
Etymology: Back-formation from neologism. Compare French néologiste. Etymology templates: {{back-form|en|neologism}} Back-formation from neologism, {{cog|fr|néologiste}} French néologiste Head templates: {{en-noun}} neologist (plural neologists)
  1. One who coins a new word or new words. Synonyms: neologist
    Sense id: en-neologist-en-noun-oVHRJGZd Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English back-formations: 85 15 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 19
  2. (theology, historical, originally derogatory) An adherent of neology. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Theology
    Sense id: en-neologist-en-noun-gHhlWfY1 Topics: lifestyle, religion, theology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: neologist, neologizer, protologist, coiner, minter, mintmaster [archaic], wordmaker

Inflected forms

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