Eskimologist
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 One who studies the Eskimo people; one who studies Eskimology. rare
"During the later half of the 19th century interest was largely diverted to discussion of the typological character of Eskimo languages- whether they were polysynthetic in the same sense as many North American Indian languages are, as maintained, for instance, by the Danish Eskimologist Hinrik Rink (1891)."
- 2 Alternative spelling of Eskimologist. alt-of, alternative, rare
Example
More examples"During the later half of the 19th century interest was largely diverted to discussion of the typological character of Eskimo languages- whether they were polysynthetic in the same sense as many North American Indian languages are, as maintained, for instance, by the Danish Eskimologist Hinrik Rink (1891)."
Etymology
From Eskimology + -ist.
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