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philologaster (s) (noun), philologasters (pl)
A petty or inferior philologist: A philologaster can also be described as an incompetent philologist, or one who dabbles in philology, or even one who blunders in philology.
This entry is located in the following units: -aster, -astering, -asterism, -astery, -astress, -astry (page 1) philo-, phil-, -phile, -philia, -philic, -philous, -phily, -philiac, -philist, -philism (page 51)