-ologist
suffix /-ɒl.ə.dʒɪst/
/-ɑː.lə-/ Definition
› used to form nouns; an expert in a particular area of scientific study: archaeologistExperts and specialists
(Definition of -ologist suffix from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a mine of information idiom
- academician noun
- authority noun (EXPERT)
- boffin noun
- child prodigy noun
- doyen noun
- grande dame noun
- guru noun
- high priest noun
- hotshot noun
- know sth inside out idiom
- pundit noun
- Renaissance man noun
- skilled noun
- specialty noun
- superuser noun
- supremo noun
- virtuoso adjective
- virtuoso noun
- whizz noun (EXPERT)
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