The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Philologer \Phi*lol"o*ger\, n. [Cf. L. philologus a man of
   letters, Gr. filo`logos, originally, fond of talking; hence,
   fond of learning and literature; fi`los loving + lo`gos
   speech, discourse.]
   A philologist. --Burton.
   [1913 Webster]