The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Synonymist \Syn*on"y*mist\ (s[i^]n*[o^]n"[i^]*m[i^]st), n. [Cf. F. synonymiste.] One who collects or explains synonyms. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
synonymist n 1: a student of synonyms