philologue(n = noun.person) philologist - a humanist specializing in classical scholarship;
is a kind of humanist
has particulars: frederick james furnivall, furnivall, baron karl wilhelm von humboldt, baron wilhelm von humboldt, humboldt, friedrich max muller, max muller, muller, james augustus henry murray, james augustus murray, james murray, murray, sir james augustus henry murray, sir james augustus murray, sir james murray, rask, rasmus christian rask, skeat, walter william skeat, j.r.r. tolkien, john ronald reuel tolkien, tolkien, karl adolph verner, verner

   A philologist. Carlyle. [1913 Webster]