Ologist

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who studies some branch of learning, especially one ending in -ology; a specialist. colloquial

    "First was the increasing number of ologists. While they were far from dominant, their voices were heard throughout the agency, and what they said caused many of the foresters to think."

  2. 2
    Alternative form of ologist. alt-of, alternative

    "\Ve critics, as you must have long ago observed, have our funny little ways; and one of them is that we always keep some Ologist or other on the premises."

Synonyms

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loger

Example

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"First was the increasing number of ologists. While they were far from dominant, their voices were heard throughout the agency, and what they said caused many of the foresters to think."

Etymology

From the suffix -ologist.

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