Etymologist – Word Meanings, Origins, and Synonyms

Double-click any word to instantly discover its meaning, etymology, and synonyms.

As of June 2026, Etymologist – Word Meanings, Origins, and Synonyms has 362 users and a 5.00/5 rating from 4 reviews in the Education category.

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4 reviews
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Version
1.0.2
Manifest V3

History

7 snapshots

Tracking since Apr 1, 2026.

367.04330.5293.96Apr 1, 2026Jun 4, 2026
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Permissions & access

Permissions
storage
Host access
<all_urls>

Screenshots

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About

Whether you're reading, researching, or just curious, Etymologist brings you clarity. without opening a new tab, all in a beautifully simple popup.

It intuitively handles any language, from textbook Spanish to internet slang (think “skibidi” or “rizz”). You can even look up proper nouns and modern terms like “Karen” or “Wikipedia”, taking you far beyond traditional dictionaries and etymology tools.

Features:
🔍 Double-click any word to see meaning, origin, and synonyms
🌐 Works across languages - including slang and informal terms
📌 Understands brand names, modern references, and other “non-dictionary” words
📋 One-click copy and share
⚡ Lightweight, privacy-friendly, and always in context

Please note:
• Refresh your open tabs after installing, it’s shy at first
• Doesn’t work on PDFs (yet)
• Doesn’t work on Chrome Web Store, extensions page, or other chrome:// pages (Chrome doesn’t allow it)
• Chrome will show a warning about "reading and changing data on all websites". This is just so the extension can detect double-clicks and show the popup. It doesn’t collect or store anything

Technical

Version
1.0.2
Manifest
V3
Size
463KiB
Min Chrome
88
Languages
1
Featured
No

Metadata

ID
anaemadglglbfmlhppojgmchealemmah
Developer ID
u31627b7903ae2ad8b6b028299acceafe
Developer Email
[email protected]
Created
May 26, 2025
Last Updated (Store)
Dec 11, 2025
Last Scraped
Jun 4, 2026
Website

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Data sourced from the Chrome Web Store · last verified Jun 4, 2026.