conlanger

[ kon-lang-er ]

noun

1. a person who creates a conlang, or artificially constructed language.

Word History and Origins

Origin of conlanger¹

First recorded in 2000–05; conlang ( def ) + -er ¹( def )

Example Sentences

He referred to conlanging as his “secret vice,” and conlanger David Adger agrees that there is something “curiously satisfying, and almost addictive” about it.

From Slate

He investigated and, without condoning Parisot’s lie, came to recognize a kindred spirit: an early constructor of languages, or “conlanger,” who took delight in linguistic play.

From Slate

There are no hard numbers where conlangs are concerned because no one is really counting, but according to van Steenbergen—a regular visitor to online conlanger forums—they probably number in the thousands by now: “Sooner or later, they are bound to outnumber the natural languages.”

From Slate

Jessie Sams, an associate linguistics professor at Stephen F. Austin State University and a conlanger, started lobbying to teach a course in the subject in 2011 — just as “Game of Thrones” began.

From Washington Post

They reached out to the Language Creation Society, a group co-founded by Peterson — by then an enthusiastic “conlanger” or language creator.

From Los Angeles Times