What is a word to describe someone who loves words, besides a linguaphile?

Well, there's logophile, but I guess you might be looking for something slightly shorter and pithier?

Welcome to the Board, by the way.

epeolatry is the worship of words, so perhaps we could coin epeolatrist, or epeolator.. <g>

Gee, at least I was trying to help!

thanks! the more words the merrier...
any and all ideas, appreciated...

My brother calls it "being a geek" but that's probably not what you were looking for.

Welcome to the feast, gillian.
If you wish to be self-deprecatory, then I have heard "word-nerd" - on the lines of Zed's brother's phrase, but a bit more specific.