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buttonologist

buttonologist noun: a person who studies buttons.

Noun

buttonologist (plural buttonologists)

  1. (rare) A person who studies buttons.
    • Some, especially those made for designer suiting or coats, can be very pricey from the manufacturers' point of view. A buttonologist and a crafter might view the same buttons quite differently.2009, Sandra Jackson, The Scrivener's Button Cabinet: A Twentieth Century Clothing Button Collection

Forms of buttonologist

pluralbuttonologists

Origin of buttonologist

From button + -ologist.

Words that rhyme with buttonologist

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Questions about buttonologist

What does buttonologist mean?
Buttonologist means a person who studies buttons.
What part of speech is buttonologist?
Buttonologist is a noun.
What is the plural of buttonologist?
The plural of buttonologist is buttonologists.

Words near buttonologist in the dictionary

  1. buttonmaking
  2. buttonman
  3. buttonmen
  4. buttonmould
  5. buttonmoulds
  6. buttonologist
  7. buttonologists
  8. buttonology
  9. buttonpress
  10. buttonpresses
  11. buttonpusher

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