Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A lover of languages and words.

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  • noun A person who loves languages and words.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Latin lingua, tongue, language; see lingua + –phile.]

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Examples

  • And if you're a professional translator or just a linguaphile, try Google Translator Toolkit for easier and faster translations.

    Translating the world's information with Google Translator Toolkit 2009

  • And if you're a professional translator or just a linguaphile, try Google Translator Toolkit for easier and faster translations.

    Toolbar, now with advanced translation 2009

  • This should be a fascinating topic for any linguaphile to explore!

    Minoan inscription HT 104 2009

  • And if you're a professional translator or just a linguaphile, try Google Translator Toolkit for easier and faster translations.

    Archive 2009-06-01 2009

  • This should be a fascinating topic for any linguaphile to explore!

    Archive 2009-11-01 2009

  • Lovely boyfriend, linguaphile, music-lover, cook, and all-rounder that I plan on spending a lot of future time with.

    Introducing a man after my own heart... tortipede 2007

  • It must be the crazy challenge-obsessed linguaphile inside me that wants to try learning some Slovene now.

    languagehat.com: SLOVENIAN DIALECTS. 2005

  • This book resonated with the linguaphile in me much the same way Excitement Video resonates with

    Jewlicious 2009

  • This book resonated with the linguaphile in me much the same way Excitement Video resonates with

    Jewlicious 2009

  • And if you know the lingo well enough, you can construct new compounds -- trade names such as Linguaphone (the language teaching method), or impetuous coinages such as linguaphile or linguaphobe, with a good likelihood of being understood.

    VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol X No 4 1984

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