May 2005

New Word Watch

Merriam-Webster's editors are giving the following words serious consideration for entry in a Merriam-Webster dictionary:

• chick flick   noun
  : a motion picture intended to appeal especially to women
  
• cybrarian   noun
  : a person whose job is to find, collect, and manage information that is available on the World Wide Web
  
• hospitalist   noun
  : a physician who specializes in treating hospitalized patients in order to minimize the number of hospital visits by other physicians

Do you have a suggestion for a word we should be watching? E-mail us at comments@word.com, and we'll tell you what we have on that word so far.