ferroequinologist
ferroequinologist noun: a student of ferroequinology; a person who studies trains as a hobby.
Noun
ferroequinologist (plural ferroequinologists)
- A student of ferroequinology; a person who studies trains as a hobby.
- And because you care, you’ve automatically classified yourself as a railfan (alias railroad enthusiast, train-watcher, ferroequinologist).1954, Trains, Kalmbach Pub. Co.
- [E]ven more outrageously, a person heavily into trains is not a trainspotter but a ferro-equinologist (an iron-horsist, no less).1980, Bill Oddie, Bill Oddie's Little Black Bird Book, page 18
- Synonyms:
- railfan
Examples of ferroequinologist in a sentence
- The fact that automobiles, buildings, clothing, bridges, watches, locomotives (my personal favorite, being a ferroequinologist!), ad infinitum are designed by people has no bearing whatsoever...1990 October 19, Bruce Tiffany, “Re: 'America, a Godless State' and 'Barbaric Theists' merged.”, in alt.atheism (Usenet):
- It's a schnazzy-looking engine, looks a lot like a GP-35, which I believe our ferroequinologist guru Roger Mitchell says it was rebuilt from.1991 November 20, Warren T. Brill, “Re: what does this mean?”, in rec.railroad (Usenet):
- It was fun even for a raiload^([sic]) victim like me - ferroequinologist father.1992 August 8, Doretta Hanschka, “Re: Outta here for awhile...^([sic])”, in bit.listserv.words-l (Usenet):
Synonyms of ferroequinologist
Forms of ferroequinologist
| plural | ferroequinologists |
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Origin of ferroequinologist
From Latin ferrum (“iron”) + Latin equus (“horse”) + English -logist (“one who studies”).
Questions about ferroequinologist
- What does ferroequinologist mean?
- Ferroequinologist means a student of ferroequinology; a person who studies trains as a hobby.
- How do you use ferroequinologist in a sentence?
- The fact that automobiles, buildings, clothing, bridges, watches, locomotives (my personal favorite, being a ferroequinologist!), ad infinitum are designed by people has no bearing whatsoever...
- What part of speech is ferroequinologist?
- Ferroequinologist is a noun.
- What is the plural of ferroequinologist?
- The plural of ferroequinologist is ferroequinologists.
Words near ferroequinologist in the dictionary
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