A person who studies or specializes in autological words and their properties.
From 'autological' + '-ist' (one who studies). A rare academic term from philosophy of language and logic.
Autologists study some of the trickiest paradoxes in language—their work connects to famous logical puzzles that make even mathematicians scratch their heads.
Male-default agent noun; philosophical and logical traditions employing autologists were historically male-dominated academically.
Use 'autologist' gender-neutrally; specify 'women autologists' when crediting contributions.
["autological theorist","self-reference specialist"]
Women logicians and philosophers analyzing self-reference (Hilbert, Church's contemporaries) rarely received 'autologist' designation in early 20th-century literature.
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