wordnik

English

Etymology

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

wordnik (plural wordniks)

1. A person who is highly interested in using and knowing the meanings of new words.

References

• “wordnik”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• Dworkin