hyetologist

English

Etymology

From hyetology +‎ -ist.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haɪəˈtɒlədʒɪst/
• Rhymes: -ɒlədʒɪst

Noun

hyetologist (plural hyetologists)

1. (rare) Someone who studies rain.
   • 1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 343:

     At sundown, when the moon is a bloody eye on the horizon, [...] the local hyetologist chants his rain song in a piercing clamorous falsetto.