ologist

See also: -ologist

English

Etymology

From the suffix -ologist.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɒlədʒɪst

Noun

ologist (plural ologists)

1. (colloquial) One who studies some branch of learning, especially one ending in -ology; a specialist.
   • 1994, Different Drummer Magazine - Volumes 1-2, page 109:

     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.

   • 2010, Joseph Potocny, Living with Alzhiemers': A Conversation If You Will, →ISBN, page 297:

     I was talking with my ologist this week and he asked if I felt like I was in a fog.

   • 2012, Richard Young, American Healthscare, →ISBN:

     Ologist physicians dominate America's healthcare system. An ologist might take care only of your bones, your skin, or your liver.

Alternative forms

• 'ologist, Ologist

Related terms

• ology