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folklorist

/ˈfoʊklɔɹɪst/

folklorist noun: a person who studies or collects folklore.

Noun

folklorist (plural folklorists)

  1. A person who studies or collects folklore

Forms of folklorist

pluralfolklorists

Origin of folklorist

From folklore + -ist.

Words formed from folklorist

Questions about folklorist

What does folklorist mean?
Folklorist means a person who studies or collects folklore.
What part of speech is folklorist?
Folklorist is a noun.
How do you pronounce folklorist?
Folklorist is pronounced /ˈfoʊklɔɹɪst/ (US).
What is the plural of folklorist?
The plural of folklorist is folklorists.

Words near folklorist in the dictionary

  1. folklorically
  2. folkloricness
  3. folklorish
  4. folklorism
  5. folklorismus
  6. folklorist
  7. folkloristic
  8. folkloristically
  9. folkloristics
  10. folklorists
  11. folkly

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