Ferroequinologist

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A student of ferroequinology; a person who studies trains as a hobby. humorous, nonstandard

    "1954, Trains, Kalmbach Pub. Co. And because you care, you’ve automatically classified yourself as a railfan (alias railroad enthusiast, train-watcher, ferroequinologist)."

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"1954, Trains, Kalmbach Pub. Co. And because you care, you’ve automatically classified yourself as a railfan (alias railroad enthusiast, train-watcher, ferroequinologist)."

Etymology

From Latin ferrum (“iron”) + Latin equus (“horse”) + English -logist (“one who studies”).

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