wordnik
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From blend of word + beatnik.
From the Slavic suffix, as seen on Russian: -ник (-nik). This suffix experienced a surge in English coinages for nicknames and diminutives after the 1957 Russian launch of the Sputnik spacecraft.
Noun[edit]
wordnik (plural wordniks)
- A person who is highly interested in using and knowing the meanings of new words.
References[edit]
- “wordnik”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.