wordnik
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.