gerontologist
noun [C] /ˌdʒer.ənˈtɒl.ə.dʒɪst/
/-tɑː.lə-/ specializedDefinition
› a person who studies old ageMedical studies and the people who study themThe elderlyOld or old-fashionedDescribing people who are old
(Definition of gerontologist noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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