Folklorist

//ˈfoʊklɔɹɪst// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who studies or collects folklore

Example

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"Folklorist Debra Lattanzi Shutika knows a thing or two about ghost stories."

Etymology

From folklore + -ist.

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