Meanings
plural neologizers · alternative neologiser
- 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 871 more example
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 TimesSynonyms: neologist
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSomeone who neologizes; a coiner of new words.
Origin
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