etymologist

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John Kelly, an etymologist and senior research editor at Dictionary.com, wrote in a 2017 post on his etymology website, Mashed Radish.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 18, 2019

As it happens, far from a crusty don, Forsyth isn’t much over 40, according to his bio, and is best known in Britain as a witty etymologist.

From New York Times • May 30, 2018

Others, such as etymologist and author Michael Quinion, have found references dating back to 1903.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 31, 2015

It’s often impossible to definitively determine a phrase’s linguistic birthplace, but based on the digging of etymologist Barry Popik, the phrase seems to have originated in the graffiti community of Oakland, California.

From Slate

As a general rule, a sound etymologist will not hastily desert an obvious and trite explanation to go in search of a more recondite import.

From Notes and Queries, Number 181, April 16, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Bell, George