etymologist

Etymologists must often make hypotheses about changes in the meaning of particular words.

Even now, there is no consensus among historians and etymologists.

And etymologists are still out to lunch over the origin of the island's name.

Only a few etymologists have assumed it to be an invented name from the start.

Again we see etymologists struggling with uncertainty and the educated guess.

Etymologists' game is beginnings, the earliest use of words and phrases.

I am not sure any etymologist would be happy with your "presumption" of origin.

However, nearly all historians and etymologists consider this story to be an urban legend.

Etymologists will await the answer at the first post-election news conference.

The etymologist finds the deadest word to have been once a brilliant picture.

The origin of the term punchline is actually a mystery to etymologists.

An etymologist he was to the bitter end.

All the hypotheses above are pure guesswork and not supported by etymologists.

Etymologists are inconclusive about the origin of its name.

But no etymologist has yet come up with the specific item made of wool, or fine goat's hair, on which the expression is based.

The origin of the expression is in heated dispute among slang etymologists.

And now, for etymologists at least, to the jackpot question: Who is the coiner of family values in its current sense?

The morning after, queries from etymologists had my cellphone ringing off the hook.

Cautious etymologists would say the coinage "may have been influenced by" the song.

(It takes etymologists a while to get there, but getting there is half the fun.

Before deciding, we may entertain a friend-of-the-court brief from historical etymologists.

However, etymologists think this explanation is probably false, as the name is old and there are no other similar names.

Many etymologists, however, suppose them two different gods.

Controversy rages among etymologists over the meaning of huff.

Perhaps this may satisfy the antiquarian and be accepted as a sufficient offering to the etymologist.