noun
- a person who studies or compiles synonyms
Usage: specialized term in linguistics and lexicography
Examples
- The synonymist spent years cataloging words with similar meanings.
- As a professional synonymist, she contributed to several thesauruses.
- The dictionary project required the expertise of a skilled synonymist.
- He worked as a synonymist for the publishing company’s reference division.
- The synonymist’s research helped improve the quality of the word database.