A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

MOTH

Tue, 14 May '24
Butterfly relative
Wed, 14 Feb '24
Fan of the flame?
Sun, 3 Jul '22
Wool-gatherer?
Fri, 14 Jan '22
One who's light-headed?
Wed, 18 Aug '21
Fly-by-night type?