phraseologist noun3 •One who studies or collects phrasesAt the other end there is the phraseologist's view that at least one member of the collocation has to be restricted (Howarth 1998b). — 2009 •One who specializes in phraseological details of a field.Two further aspects should be underlined: (a) the terminologist is generally also a 'phraseologist' and (b) the task of the terminologist is now recognised as a bona fide job within certain companies. — 2007 •A writer or speaker who coins clever phrases; One who is eloquent.The author of Poetae Rusticantis literatum Otium is but a mere phraseologist, the philological publisher is but a translator; but I expected better usage from Mr. Abel Roper, who is an original. — 1802 formsphraseologists