philologaster

noun

phi·​lol·​o·​gas·​ter

fə̇ˈläləˌgastə(r)

plural -s

: an incompetent philologist : dabbler in philology

philologastry

-trē

noun

plural -es

Word History

Etymology

philologist + -aster

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